A2 Course Start

A2 Lang Lit Course Starter Homework: Read opening 3 chapters of The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood. Consider the following questions in your reading and make notes.
Is there a contradiction inherent in the use of the title ‘aunt’?
What is the role of the ‘handmaid’?
Is the narrator speaking in the past or present and what does this suggest about the narrative?