The more I read, the more confused I am about how their society became that way. It does not seem like any one of them actually wants to be there. Things in our everyday life are prohibited to them. The women cannot read (besides the Aunts), even the Commander is unhappy. I also notice that they all break the rules. The Commander spoke to Offred alone, the doctor offered to help Offred conceive a child, Nick talks to Offred, and there is a black market where Serena Joy gets her perfume and where the alcohol from Birth day came from.
Even though I dislike Janine’s character, I cannot help but feel sorry for her. She has to give birth to a child that will not be hers. She didn’t even get to hold the baby after birth or have a say in the name. The only time she has with the baby is when she is breastfeeding her.
As for Moira, I am happy that she escaped. She seems out of her mind to do that, but I think all the handmaids should have follow her example instead of dreaming of it. There isn’t much the Aunts could do to them, they sound older and weaker than them, and they cannot kill them because they need them.
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I think it's ironic how the Commander(s?) is also unhappy! You would think that he(they?) would be happiest of them all, or possibly even that they were the ones who started this whole society.
ReplyDeleteOh and I think you have a typo, the handmaids can't read.
I felt the same way when I read the part about Janine. She even has to be happy about giving away her child... since it prevents her from being a social pariah and it's considered an 'accomplishment'. :/
Moira's escape was so crazy, lol. ITA, they should all rebell- if they all charge at once, what can they do? They can't kill all of them- then they'd run out of their 'baby makers'. :)