luke Flashcards
1
Q
remembering him
A
Offred spends a lot of time remembering him, however, he often seems to be at odds with her emotions
seemed both loving and care free
2
Q
reaction to the regime
A
he doesn’t seem greatly distressed when Offred loses her job and must cede all her money to him
perhaps he’s actually sexist
but then he argued about feminism with Offred’s mother
3
Q
failed escape
A
leads Offred to imagine many fates for him but she never pictures him joining Gilead
she would prefer to idolize him and maintain her love for him as a kind of escape
4
Q
Offred’s past failure
A
her failure to protect her daughter and stick with Luke are linked to her present failure to achieve Gilead’s demands
