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- in an old gymnasium which refers to the past life before the regime
- introduced to the charatcters "Alma.Janine.Dolores.Moira.June."
- parts of the regime found eg. guards, angles

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-the story shifted from past to present
-there is no glass in the bedrooms, showcasing the restriction people face in this regime because they knew without this protection will want to escape, even if it meant death
-Manipulated into thinking her situation is a privilege
- Handmaids, Marthas, wives
- young guardians→ more dangerous/reckless

Offred winks at guardian→ cherishes this moment of breaking the rules

Simplistic society → prevents temptation

Luke (husband)

The Wall→ deterrent for committing sins

→ if caught breaking the rules you are hung on the wall

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- recognition of the past begins with a flashback to her previous life with Moira
- friendship between them and women's previous rights
- idea of collectivity between women

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Return from the shopping trip, new bodies on Wall→ ‘gender treachery’, homosexuality=sin

Miscarriage→ unbaby

Life with Luke→ having an affair

‘Nolite te bastardes carbondorum’

Most music is forbidden

‘Faith’ embroidered into the cushion

Only fruitful and barren women in Gilead and only sterile men exist

Rejects doctor's offer to impregnate her

Bathroom→ no mirrors, razors, and no locks on doors

Sometimes thinks of her daughter as a ghost, easier for her

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- flashbacks to aunt Lydia and the enforcement of the regime within the Rachel and Leah center
- the arrival of moria into the R&L center and how they met again in the regime

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Ceremony→ Commander late, Serena sits, Offred kneels, Rita, Cora, and Nick stand behind Offred

Most programming is religious

Commander reads the Bible to them and the story of Rachel and Leah

Moira fakes illness so she can bribe one of the men with sex, tried on an Angel, and was reported → tortured by beating her hands and feet

the ceremony continues after prayers and Bible reading

Commander has sex with Offred in an impersonal fashion then leaves the room promptly

Serena orders Offred to leave, yet she is supposed to rest for ten minutes

When in the room alone Offred used butter as lotion

When downstairs she sees Nick and both wordlessly kiss, thinks of Luke

Commander wants to see her in his office

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After returning to bed, thinks of Luke

Imagines him dead

Imagines he is in prison

Imagines he made it across border safely

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Janine (Ofwarren) having baby → taken in birthmobile

A child with birth defects= unbaby

1 in 4 women has been poisoned by pollutants in the environment → leads to birth defects

Offred was taught by her mother to appreciate the sacrifices  early feminists made

Looks for Moira

Baby (girl) born with no visible defects → Janine will never be declared an unwoman

Moira caused toilets to overflow, jabbed Aunt Elizabeth, exchanged clothes, and boldly walked out, no signs since

Cora hopes they have a baby soon

Offred sneaks to meet Commander, welcomed to a game of scrabble, and leaves after she kisses him

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-  flashback in detail to her own description
- the importance of men and women in fulfilling sexual roles "men are sex machines"
- recall of documentaries about the holocaust, maybe making a comparison
- women's roles in society
- aspects of fear towards the commander

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- an immediate reference to suicide and women's escape from the regime
- Offred recalls her playing scrabble with the commander
- more development of the commander as the main character - personal level connection with the commander and sexual tensions
- continuous flashbacks to Aunt Lydia
- jealousy for Serena joy - her life but also feels guilt for being with the commander in secret
- walks with ofglen to the shops as usual and comfort has grown
- see The Wall and she is still expecting to find Luke - women's salvagings mentioned and more features of the regime
- tries to remember bits of the past
- questions god and religion 'do you think god listens'
- new side to Ofglen 'us?' and then the appearance of 2 eyes reinforcing the controlling society.
- flashback to Moira and the introduction of the regime
-sneaking with the commander and translating the language from the floor and learns the last handmaid hanged herself
- the commander gifts her forbidden items