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Zoom on the diffrent themes of this novel, The Handmaid's Tale, To…

- - - - Blue : The wives only wear blue. A blue that is a sure reminder of the colour usually associated with the Virgin Mary
      - Red : Red is the colour associated with maids. This colour symbolises their fertility, the element that distinguishes them from other
      - Green : The Marthas are associated in this novel to the green. A colour representing nature, cleanliness, and health
      - Brown : The aunts are always wearing brown clothes. The neutrality and simplicity of brown is what makes it ideal for aunts. Brown represents nature, a return to the roots. Just like the aunts who seem to have come from another era.
      - Grey : The grey clothes are worn in the book by the men and women sent to the colonies. As a symbol of their insignificance in this hierarchical society.
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      - Milk and Honey Shop :
    - - In this novel, the flowers that Serena Joy grows are ironically a metaphor for human reproductive cycles according to their stage of development.