And it is a danger to the other kids to have zombie kids when kids can transmit it so easily, and kids act impulsively. Its not bigoted, its not racist. Zombies would be a threat to humanity. Bigotry and racism are grounded in irrational illogical fears, not based on logic or science.

The question is, how old is Gilead? That is what I have been trying to guess. Junes daughter Hannah was 3 or 4 year old when June was captured? Now she is eight. So maybe Gilead has been in existence for five years? IF that is the case, Eden was 10 when the regime came to power and presumably did know how to read. BUT…