Pearls are a class of women in Gilead. They are foreign women who have been recruited to live in Gilead.
Role[]
Pearls are officially valued and respected in Gilead. Guardians salute them upon entering Gilead, and there are mass celebrations to welcome them in Gilead.
Men in Gilead joke that the Pearls recruited are either "ugly" or "sluts."
Pearls that are deemed high in value by Gilead are commonly referred to as "Pearls of Great Price".
Pearls are recruited abroad by the Pearl Girls. They prey on vulnerable women, such as the homeless. Pearls are known to come from Canada, Mexico, and likely many other countries.
When they reach Gilead, there is a period of adjustment where they are supervised by trained Supplicant Aunts. They are then allocated to be either Wives, Econowives, Handmaids or Supplicant Aunts.
New Pearls undergo a night-long vigil of kneeling and silent meditation after their arrival in Gilead. They then trade their temporary Pearl Girl dresses for the brown uniforms of probationary Supplicants until their reclassification, their uniforms adorned with large imitation pearl brooches in the shape of a moon.
Story[]
Daisy lets herself be taken as a Pearl, under the pseudonym Jade, in order to infiltrate Gilead.