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“Where I am is not a prison, but a privilege, as Aunt Lydia said”

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"The Ceremony goes on as usual. I lie on my back, fully clothed except for the healthy white cotton underdrawers."

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"We play two games. Larynx, I spell. Valance. Quince. Zygote. I hold the glossy counters with their smooth edges, finger the letters. The feeling is voluptuous. This is freedom, an eyeblink of it. Limp, I spell. Gorge. What a luxury."

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Simply due to her social status, being a Handmaid, Offred lives a very restricted lifestyle and her methods of communication and interaction within Gilead are controlled through means of indoctrination that has been undertaken within the Red Centre

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Because of her fertility and her social status as a Handmaid, Offred is abused for her ability to reproduce and therefore is a symbol of sexuality in the novel. These demeaning 'ceremonies' strip Handmaids of their identity and are objectified for the purpose of maintaining society

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As evident through Mayday, there are Handmaids - including Offred, that defy the laws and regulations of Gilead. Although they disagree with political values, they remain anonymous. Additionally, Offred demonstrates acts of resistance as seen through the Commander giving her several liberties.

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“Everything except the wings around my face is red.”

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“It was in the air; and it was still in the air, an afterthought, as we tried to sleep, in the army cots that had been set up in rows, with spaces between so we could not talk”

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“We weren’t allowed out, except for our walks.”

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As a Handmaid's, Offred's freedom is heavily restricted. Specifically in regards to how she is to communicate.

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Demonstrates the Lack of Freedom in Gilead

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Demonstrates the Lack of Freedom in Gilead

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"There is no such thing as a sterile man anymore, not officially. There are only women who are fruitful and women who are barren, that's the law."

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"So now that we don't have different clothes," I say, "you merely have different women."

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Offred, who is a Handmaid, is forced to wear a certain uniform

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“Where I am is not a prison, but a privilege, as Aunt Lydia said”

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“We are two-legged wombs, that’s all: sacred vessels, ambulatory chalices.”

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“It’s strange to remember how we used to think, as if everything were available to us, as if there were no contingencies, no boundaries; as if we were free to shape and reshape forever the ever-expanding perimeters of our lives. I was like that too, I did that too.”

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"My name isn't Offred, I have another name, which nobody uses now because it's forbidden." (Ch 14)

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She is a woman being exploited for her ability to reproduce

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Additionally, she is one of the few Handmaids who has been stripped of their individuality but still remembers their past identity

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Offred is chosen as the narrator of this novel due to the fact that regardless of the indoctrination she has undergone, she is aware of the faults within Gilead, hence drawing her past experiences, which are noticeably different to those in the present, to contribute to her everyday decisions and lifestyle

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Demonstrates Conformity of Individuals within Society

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Demonstrates Conformity of Individuals within Society

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This is a representation of her as she is forced to fulfil her role in society after undergoing indoctrination (a green apple being painted red)

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Offred demonstrates conformity in Gilead society as she is forced to conform to her role as a Handmaid - to reproduce with Commanders and have children.