"What's in a Name?"

I decided to read the book, The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood. A handmaid is a personal maid or servant. I anticipate that the novel will be the personal story of a maid. I think the story will have a strong message about perseverance because maids are very consist and determined to complete all their tasks to the fullest extent. I can't personally connect with the title because I am not a maid and I never had a maid, but from television shows and movies I can conclude that they work extremely hard regardless of what is thrown their way.