cultural traditions are nostalgic for offred as
they remind her of her own past life The atmosphere
American
old
is
as
if
showing the difference between then and now
Offred fears them
spoken
She
thinking
a
lady
believes
can
of
into
is
more
red
is used
she stands out and
society
In
offred
reduce your
reduced circumstances
The color
sure
in
even though they have never
only they can set her free
some
the family
is fearful
open
way
of
the
with Rita
chances
of
becoming
where being nothing at all is even
worse
on
her
all
to make
clothes
people are aware
of
her standing
is inserted
help them with
offred
to
something
commanders
and
cora
wife but
used for routine
menial functions
policing andother
guardians show respect because of the nature
They
The
of
are
services
foffreds
to gives you the freedom to do
both good and bad
freedom to do
Freedom front takes
away the
Freedom
as you
please
please
you and
bad
both good
If
as
society has too much choice they
become a slave to their own desires and end
up losing control
However it is also important to
uphold individual freedoms
in order to diversify thought and ideas
a
and
To slow that life is not the same everywhere
to give an outsiders opinion on the living conditions
of Gilead
out of the norm will result
and thinking in your own way is
stepping
punishment
considered
stepping out
of the norm
streamline
government is looking to
the
writting is
thought Protagonist is addressing her thoughts to someone else
because she is trapped in her own mind and cant really tell
forbidden because
anyone
Suggests that
offred views her past as the normal and
possibly has hope
and reversible
that the
current situation is temporary
in
that she
Shows
she is
longing
was once a regular person
for the
same feelings
and that
she once
had
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the problems that
society people often ignored
and often distanced themselves mentally from victims
the past
faced
women
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negative stories
society were
that
but
publicized
came with living in a free
freedom
the good that came with
ignored
was
her a child but
is willing to give
idea
is terrified of the
the doctor
she
The body
without
The
or
she
is
will
vessel
no
to
uniqueness
to project the
creativity and
in our lives
impossibility
of
making
altering their situation
hisses
for all the
that she will
she
the
it thereis
purpose
change
is
her past life and
possibilities
of
likely never see
Luke's
prepares herself
fate She
him again
understands
but still
hopes
life
birth and
society
a higher value than the previous culture
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for rich
couples
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care oftheir own
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and cookfor
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they
are
are
Moira
is
of
is
a
due
the role of
values
of
chosen
reflection
a society
others
to
and therefore
to which
howthey are fitted
conform
of
story of success to offed and
of hope to her prosperity outside the realm
a
represents
beacon
women are
not is a
traditional or
Gilead Moira
possible
oppose Gilead
in the actions
to their inaction
The culture that
into
who
complacent
accountable
either
a household
by
to her
means
of
shows that an alternate
an escape
reality
has discovered
she
life
in
form of
the
illegal
an
escape
she
scrabble
from her daily
learns
that not
all that was initially laid out to her is meant to be
Gilead and its ideals are not set in stone
she feels sorry for her and feelsthat
she haspower
over her
Aunt Lydia is selling the idea that everything willsoon be
better and that the handmaids just have to wait out the storm
offred learns
knowing
about
muchabout her
and was just
The
congress
is
ofglen's
secret
She was not
a
life while
involved in political movements
gunned down
women
feel as though they
she has to live her life through
have
Dont
To
let
show
to justify
much independence
the
bastards
how people
killing
not
regular person
The whetoratoffathetzeewmade the
cant
previously
grind you down
often
them
Luke and
dehumanize
people in
order
that it
means
she needs
is
not
to
time for
keep
her to
die
on living
offred will attempt to procreate with Nick in
order to increase chances of a pregnancy
that there was a disconnect between husbandand wife
due to the sheer availability of pleasure in the previous time The
became so abundant that people lost interest and true
feeling of love
desire
He
means
shows how everyone can be broken down in some
way or another and that her friends will turn on
her to preserve themselves
of certain Values that
The
to in the opinion of this person a more
if held can lead
prosperous life
For others who have a different understand of
society and who believe in other fundamental Values their perception
of the situation may be vastly different in comparison
argument addresses
the
acceptance
shows
that the same people who create the rules are destined
them Therefore proving the impossible standard they have set for
to abuse
others to which even the cand
is
resistance
Moira
as
so
she
connections
members
becomes
a
more
result
offred
wants
between
and how dangerous an escape really is
harsh and accepting of her fate in Gilead
reflects
the
situation
a picture that has the ability
towards him while still remaining faithful
to paint
to justify her lust
on
to
To
of
know
them
on
based
is
solely
she reflects
into
an
hopeless
self
so
life
destructive
desperate
as
as good
on
the
on
the
apology to
and hold
ones own circumstances
outlook
dullness
determining
ones
because
fate
and attitude of their perception
of her life and
understand
help the reader
sentenced
which she
own
an opinion
to
is
she may eventually be
to feel alive that she would
translates
her
it
undisputed's
caught but she is
risk anything
where in most parts of the story it seems as though offreds values
she is the one who is betrayingher
are betrayed in this section
own values by participating in the salvaging
It
A joint execution bythe handmaids
and
strengthens
the partnership
the group effort to reinforce the
idea thatgroyecuptificipsafingsocietal norm as there is a large
between handmaids
use
Ofglen is found out
At this point offed is more
so she commits suicide
worried about herself than her
friend which goes to show howdesperate she is
It
leaves
her fate uncertain
of trust she
for
survival
but also goes to
has in Nick The
uncertainty of
her fate lets readers deduce based on
their knowledge of Gilead as well as theirperceivedreliabilityof each character
show
the
amount
This section
outsiders
gives an
perspective
on