I did not know that the historical notes was a part of the story, so when I finished the last chapter I was disappointed again, just like the Left Hand of Darkness. I felt the story was incomplete. I was really hoping that Offred would rebel or do something out of the ordinary. Although the historical notes cleared up some confusions and let us know that the society will eventually be “normal” again, it still left a lot of information to our imaginations. I wish that Atwood would at least give us Offred’s real name at the end.
I guess I have to get use to the fact that life is unfair and not like a fairytale, even in books. Even at the end of some people’s lives, some things still remain a mystery. Also just the some stories, some lives end in a tragic ending. Although I know this about life, I still like to start every book with the possibility there is a fairytale happy ending.
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