Finish the quote (AO1 + 2) Flashcards
(14 cards)
My name is
Offered now
-C.24
My name is Offred now
-For safety she must hide her identity
-Objectified as a possession of the Commander
-Link to Huxley (AO4)
-Link to Puritans (AO3)
I wanted to feel Luke
lying beside me
-C.9
I wanted to feel Luke lying beside me
-Longing for meaningful intimacy
-Repetition–> repeats this twice within same paragraph
-Act of rebellion through memory/analepsis
I’d like you to play
scrabble with me
-C.23
I’d like you to play scrabble with me
-Commander= unorthodox
-Commander still has power as he is constructing Offred’s words through the game
Serena Joy’s
silvery canopy
-C.16
Serena Joy’s silvery canopy
-Use of sibilance creates tension + unease
-Juxtaposes connotations of ‘silvery canopy’= affluence + comfort–> link to context of the chapter
A rat in a maze is allowed to
go anywhere as long as it stays inside the maze
-C.27
A rat in a maze is allowed to go anywhere as long as it stays inside the maze
-Offred illustrates freedom as an illusion under the regime
-Metaphor–> maze is symbolic of Gilead’s societal structure
-Vivid imagery–> creates a sense of entrapment + helplessness
-Juxtaposition–> idea of being free= juxtaposed by the realities of Gilead society
Nolite the
bastardes carborundorum
-C.9
Nolite the bastardes carbonundorum
-Offred finds it written at bottom of her wardrobe= ‘don’t let the bastards get you down’
-Silent protest from a previous handmaid
-Repetition= repeated throughout novel which weaves a thread of hope + rebellion throughout the narrative
He isn’t supposed to
What do I
be here.
do now?
He isn’t supposed to be here.
What do I do now?
-Offred’s room= one of the only spaces she has in Gilead + now a male character (Commander) has invaded that too
-Commander has power to violent her boundaries= illustrates the power dynamics
-Rhetorical questions demonstrate her lack of control
