The Power of Language in The HMT

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Across
  1. 5. Religious totalitarian state.
  2. 6. Gilead’s rules laid over the old society.
  3. 7. Holding onto a small piece of freedom.
  4. 8. Even harmless uses of words are banned.
  5. 9. Memories that feel physical and real.
  6. 11. Vocabulary in Gilead is both expanded and restricted.
  7. 13. word Blended words used for ideological concepts.
  8. 14. Dictatorial control over public and private life.
  9. 15. Acts of quiet or overt rebellion against Gilead.
Down
  1. 1. Opposite of utopian.
  2. 2. Male-dominated social structure.
  3. 3. the end of something
  4. 4. Used as a metaphor for lingering memories of the past under Gilead.
  5. 7. Offred’s personal, potentially biased view.
  6. 10. Isolation is exacerbated by restricted talk.
  7. 12. Gilead’s total control over its citizens.