The Commander Flashcards
what does Offred worry she is doing to the commander in her head
“How easy it is to invent a humanity, for anyone at all.”
I remind myself that he is not an unkind man; that, under other circumstances, I even like him.
what does Offred realise about the nature of her relationship with the commander
For him, I must remember, I am only a whim.
I can see why she wrote that, on the wall of the cupboard, but I also see that she must have learned it here, in this room… I have not been the first then.
The sexual act, although he performed it in a perfunctory way, must have been largely unconscious, for him, like scratching himself.
how does the commander belittle Offred and other women in Jezebels
I notice that everything this evening is little. He wishes to diminish things, myself included.
That one there, the one in green, she’s a sociologist. Or was. That one was a lawyer, that one was in business, an executive position.
what is the commanders archaic opinion on polygamy
“Nature demands variety, for men.”
