The Testaments Summary

The Testaments :The Sequel to The Handmaid's Tale - A Comprehensive Summary

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The Testaments continues the story of The Handmaid’s Tale, 15+ years later. However, instead of continuing Offred’s story, The Testaments follows Aunt Lydia’s story and offers two more perspectives that weren’t focused on in the first book. Agnes is an upper-class girl growing up in Gilead. Daisy is a young woman living in Canada as Gilead missionaries continuously drop by and protests against them rage on.

Through these stories, Atwood adds additional depth to Gilead and continues her dystopian narrative.

Overall, the storyline of The Testaments involves more pro-active plotting, scheming and a touch of adventure, as opposed to the dire desperation of Offred’s situation in The Handmaid’s Tale. I think some might object to the change in tone, but I liked it. I think The Handmaid’s Tale is a fantastic book that says something very important, but The Testaments is something slightly different but still a solid book.

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