oppression and power Flashcards
(64 cards)
we are for _______ purposes
we are for breeding purposes
'’we are two legged _______, thats all: _______ vessels _______ chalices’’
we are two legged wombs, thats all: sacred vessels, ambulatory chalices
I avoid looking down at my _______, not so much because it is _______ or immodest but because I don’t want to see it. I don’t want to look at _______ that _______ me so completely
I avoid looking down at my body, not so much because it is shameful or immodest but because I don’t want to see it. I don’t want to look at something that determines me so completely.
I used to think of my body as an _______, of pleasure, or a means of _______, or an implement for the _______ of my will…. . Now the _______ arranges itself differently, I’m a cloud, _________ around a central object, the shape of a _______, which is hard and more _______ than I am and glows red within its _______ wrapping.
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I used to think of my body as an instrument, of pleasure, or a means of transportation, or an implement for the accomplishment of my will….
Now the flesh arranges itself differently. I’m a cloud, congealed around a central object, the shape of a pear, which is hard and more real than I am and glows red within its translucent wrapping
my _______ is strange to me already. my body seems _______
My nakedness is strange to me already. My body seems outdated
I am like a _______ where _______ once happened and now nothing does
I am like a room where things once happened and now nothing does
Modesty is _______, said Aunt Lydia. Never forget it- to be seen- to be seen- is to be- her voice _______- _______
Modesty is invisibility, said aunt Lydia. Never forget it- to be seem- to be seen- is to be- her voice trembles- penetrated.
Give me _______ or else I die, theres more than one _______ to it
GIve me children or else I die, theres more than one meaning to it.
We are _______, its only the _______ of our bodies that are important. The outside can becomes hard and _______, for all they care
We are containers, it’s only the inside of our bodies that are important. The outside can become hard and wrinkled for all they care.
But whos _______ was it? Aunt Lydia says, holding up a plump finger. Her ____, her fault, her fault, we ____ in unison
But whos fault was it? Aunt Lydia says, holding up a plump finger. Her fault, her fault, her fault, we chant in unison
The _____ of Gilead, knows no _____, Gilead is _____ you
The repulblic of Gilead, knows no bounds, Gilead is within you
My arms are _____, she holds my hands, each of _____ in each of _____. This is supposed to signify that we are one flesh, one being. What it really means is that she is in control
My arms are raised, she holds my hands, each of mine in each of hers. This was supposed to signify that we are of one flesh, one being. What it really means is that she is in control
'’I am too important for that, too _____. I am a _____ _____
I am too important for that, to scarse. I am a national recource
There is more than one kind of _____, said Aunt Lydia. Freedom _____ and freedom _____ . In the days of _____, it was freedom ___. Now you are given freedom _____. Don’t _____ it.
there is more than one kind of freedom, said Aunt Lydia. Freedom to and freedom from. In the days of anarchy, it was freedom to. Now you are given freeom from. Don’t underrate it.
what was the phrase in latin inscribed
Nolites te bastardes carborundorum
pseudo latin phrase- clandestine message of resistance: dont let the bastards grind you down
The pen between my fingers is _____, alive almost, I can feel its power, the _____ of the words it contains.
the pen between my fingers is sensuous, alive almost, I can feel its power, the power of the words it contains
_____ never means _____ for everyone, he says. It always means _____ for some
better never means better for everyone, he says. It always means worse for some
we werent allowed to go to these except in _____. This was supposed to be for our _____, though the notion is _____: we are well _____ already. The truth is that she is my _____ and I am hers
we weren’t allowed to go to these except in twos. This was supposed to be for our protection, though the notion is absurd: we are well protected already. The truth is that she is my spy and I am hers.
Blessed are the _____. I knew they made that up, I knew it was _____, and they left _____ out too, but there was no way of _____
Blessed be the silent. I knew they made that up, I knew it was wrong, and they left things out too, but there was no way of checking
You can’t make an _____ without breaking _____, is what he says
you cant make an omelette without breaking eggs, is what he says
'’under his _____,’’ she says. The right _____. ‘‘under his _____,’’ I reply and she gives a little _____
'’under his eye,’’ she says. The right farewell. ‘‘Under his eye,’’ I reply and she gives a little nod
There are three new _____ on the _____'’….. ‘’ it is a beautiful May day ‘’ Ofglen says. I ___ rather than ___ her _____ turn towards me, waiting for a reply
There are three new bodies on the wall…… ‘‘it is a beautiful mayday’’ ofglen says. I feel rather than see her head turn towards me, waiting for a reply.
I cannot _____ seeing, now, the small _____ on my ankle. Four digits and an eye, a _____ in reverse. It’s supposed to guarantee that I will never be able to _____,
I cannot avoid seeing, now, the small tattoo on my ankle. Four digita and an eye, a passport in recerse. It’s supposed to guarantee that I will never be able to fade,
'’on the _____ ceiling, a relief f ornament
in the shape of a _____, and in the center of it a _____ space,
plastered over, like the place in a face where the _____ has been taken
out.
'’on the white ceiling, a relief f ornament
in the shape of a wreath, and in the center of it a blank space,
plastered over, like the place in a face where the eye has been taken
out.
