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Ofglen gives information about Mayday

Serena Joy suggests Offred use Nick's services

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Offred reflects on claustrophobic nature of situation

Considers Commander's justification for Gilead

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Prayvaganza - marriage ceremony

Janine's baby - a shredder

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Prayvaganza continues - women's roles explored

Irreverant comments from Ofglen and Offred

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Serena Joy brings photo of daughter

Flashbacks: Digression on love; Memories of Luke and escape

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During chapter 25, Offered described how her conception of love before Gilead was. It appears that she has a strong condemn to how love affected negatively women. She expresses "Falling in love, we said, I fell for him. We were falling women." (page 225) This quote shows how Offred metaphorizes old love as a threat to women's stability, and directly critiques how gender roles do influence on love dynamics. A song lyric that connects to this conception of love is the song "liability" by Lorde, since it reflects how love can make women feel exposed and judged within their partners. Lorde similarly echoes Offreds idea of love destabilizing women's emotions. For instance, the line "They say, ‘You’re a little much for me’" shows how love meets expectations that often have to do with gender. Both female authors expose the idea that women are often portrayed as too emotional, and fall deeply into the feeling, to the point of it converting into a disadvantage.

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Related to the theme of power and control. It represents the rules of Gilead being broken, however the lock was forced open (by Serena Joy), not by who was locked (Offred) in the rules of the system. This implies that even though rules were disobeyed, control is still not in the hands of the prisoner.

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This connects to real life since people sometimes stand up for themselves in small, private ways instead of openly. In Chapter 31, Ofglen resists quietly by sharing information about Mayday. Ofglen, is quiet by trusting the right person.

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"But she exists, in her white dress. She grows and lives. Isn't that a good thing? A blessing?" (pg. 228)

In the quote, Offred shows how growth can be both comforting and painful. Even though she misses her daughter, she feels relief knowing she is alive and growing. Watching a video of myself as a little kid laughing and playing with my dad creates a similar feeling. Growing up is beautiful, but it also means that a version of us is gone. Just like Offred, there is happiness in growth, but also a subtle sense of loss.

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3.C: (1:02-3:30) This video clip shows the way Mark Zuckerberg betrayed his "best" friend in order to gain control and reduce his stake in the company. "You cant make an omelette without breaking a few eggs". This connects to the Commanders belief of how you cannot create something without sacrifices.

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This is me. The Greatest Showman.

Key quote.

'' Once in a while I think I can see myself, though blurrily, as he may see me. There are things he wants to prove to me ''[pg. 10, Ch 32]

This quote shows how Offred like in the song is valuing herself, He is learning to think of herself differently than the others. Like in the song their is a clear show of how they see themselves differently from the comun crowd. Who treats them like objects or lesser humans.

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Gender inequality:

During chapter 35, there's a specific passage that talks about marriage between men and women. They specify how if the marriage doesn't work, it's most likely that the men would go away and look for his own satisfaction. It then clarified that it's a problem that involves both of them, they just needed to change their mindset or change the man.

The first image is how the things actually were; but Atwood uses language to change the perception and role of gender. This way the portrayal of gender inequality is seen all throughout the book.

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"The baby Angela. It was wrong, to name her too soon. I feel an illness, in the pit of my stomach. Not an illness, an emptiness. I don’t want to know what was wrong with it. “My God,” I say. To go through all that, for nothing. Worse than nothing." (pg. 214)

Song: Heaven someday, minute 0:22. The quote from the lyrics is "I never got to kiss your cheeks", where it reflects the pain from Janine towards her child and how she was taken out of her arms.