Chapter 1 - 3 Flashcards
(7 cards)
1
Q
What happens in chapter 1?
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Description of cattle prods - back at the old gymnasium. Intro of aunties and angels - name of june
2
Q
‘we _______ allowed out, ______ our walks’
A
‘we weren’t allowed out, except for our walks’
ch1 - offred
Infantilization of women.
3
Q
‘cattle ____’
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‘cattle prods’ - treat handmaid’s as though they were animals
4
Q
What happens in chapter 2
A
description of Offred’s room
5
Q
‘waste not________’
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‘Waste not want not’ - again infantilisation - ironic - what luxuries do they have to waste?
6
Q
‘to keep us from _______ but also from ____-
A
seeing, seen
Control implemented through uniform - a mandatory thing they must wear
red - fertility - only role
7
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