Quotes from The Testaments by Erika Nieto Wenzell https://padlet.com/enieto8/hk65n8ouzojazbqr Describe the context of the Quotes en-us 2020-12-07 04:14:02 UTC 2020-12-09 18:09:42 UTC hello@padlet.com "Hanging from a belt around my waist is a taser. Thisweapon reminds me of my failings: had I been more effective, Iwould not have needed such an implement." Chapter 1 enieto8 https://padlet.com/enieto8/hk65n8ouzojazbqr/wish/992786788 Aunt Lydia demonstrates that she is a compassionate being and that she wishes she had make less mistakes in order to hurt less people, but in this case, appearances had to topple what she felt and act as if she was merciless. -Alejandra Prócel
Fabiana Plaza
This quote was a way of Lydia to express how she is unstatified with her development inside ardua hall and her achievements.


Raphaela Abad
This quote portrays Lydia's perspective over using a a taser since it actually symbolizes failure. She feels bad since she always tends to set order just with her actittude and personality but when using a taser it is when she does not have control over la situation.

In this quote we can see Lydia’s perspective about her achievements. It also exposes how she feels over the use of a taser since it symbolizes failures because it always reminds her that she has not the control over herself and how she feels about it inside Ardua Hall.-Valeria Collantes

Tapia

Taser resembles the need for protection, some sort of failure and lack of control.

Toledo
She looks at the taser with disgust, she feels guilty of even needing such a weapon in the first place, only proves in her head that she isn't as effective to not need one.

In this chapter Lydia don't feel successful, and considers the taser as a symbol of failure. She thinks that she could have done things in a better way, and thats why she sees with disgust this symbol. -OH]]> 2020-12-07 04:22:04 UTC https://padlet.com/enieto8/hk65n8ouzojazbqr/wish/992786788 "Whatever our shapes and features, we were snares and enticements despite ourselves, we were the innocent and blameless causes that through our very nature could make men drunk with lust, so that they’d stagger and lurch and topple over the verge" Chapter 2 enieto8 https://padlet.com/enieto8/hk65n8ouzojazbqr/wish/992789708 In this quote, Aunts explain that men are evil and they should fear them because they take advantage over the bodies of women. -Alejandra Prócel
Fabiana Plaza
This were teachings of the Aunts, saying young girls should fear the instict of men, that they shoulf fear them.


Raphaela Abad
This quote talks about how women should fear men in every possible way, since they are so obssessive with their body and get "drunk" with it then they should not trust them at all.

This is a quote that puts man as the worst scum of society. We can see how women have to take care of themselves, and should fear men because of what they are capable of. -OH

Tapia

Despite the changes done in society to prevent lust, women must always seek to avoid it in an extra manner because it is seen as something intrinsic in human nature.


]]> 2020-12-07 04:23:55 UTC https://padlet.com/enieto8/hk65n8ouzojazbqr/wish/992789708 "I’ve become swollen with power, true, but also nebulous with it—formless, shape-shifting. I am everywhere and nowhere: even in the minds of the Commanders I cast an unsettling shadow. How can I regain myself? How to shrink back to my normal size, the size of an ordinary woman?" Chapter 6 enieto8 https://padlet.com/enieto8/hk65n8ouzojazbqr/wish/992791273 Aunt lydia recognizes how power has outgrown her and has become a situation that she can no longer control. The power she holds is that big that Commanders even think of her before taking decisions. -Alejandra Prócel
Fabiana Plaza
Aunt Lydia is being perceptive of how her personal image and the amount of power she holds has changed. She has evolved to a power monster.

With the pass of time, Aunt Lydia became more powerful. That power had changed her and she describe this change as a "shapeshift" -OH

Tapia 
Appreciation of own Lydia towards her own power and position that influences the whole country.


]]> 2020-12-07 04:24:55 UTC https://padlet.com/enieto8/hk65n8ouzojazbqr/wish/992791273 "I’d basically disliked Baby Nicole since I’d had to do a paper on her. I’d got a C because I’d said she was being used as a football by both sides, and it would be the greatest happiness of the greatest number just to give her back." enieto8 https://padlet.com/enieto8/hk65n8ouzojazbqr/wish/992793155 Chapter 8
In this quote, Daisy talks about herself without knowing it, making clear to the reader that she doesn't know she is Baby Nicole, hence doesn`t recognize the importance of the baby. -Alejandra Prócel
Fabiana Plaza
This was a personal opinion of Daisy, who didn't fully comprehend the importance of the symbol of baby Nicole.



Gaby Cabezas
The ignorance Daisy and her friends had is evident in this quote. By not knowing what baby Nicole represented, she represented the end of Gillead, what this tragic system of reproduction meant is far from being a football.

Here we can see the consequences of ignorance. Daisy does not understand the importance of Baby Nicole for Gilead. -OH



Carlos Tapia

Resembles the lack of understanding on what Baby Nicole meant not only to Gilead but also Canada.


]]> 2020-12-07 04:26:06 UTC https://padlet.com/enieto8/hk65n8ouzojazbqr/wish/992793155 "I know too much about the leaders—too much dirt—and they are uncertain as to what I may have done with it in the way of documentation. If they string me up, will that dirt somehow be leaked? They might well suspect I’ve taken back up precautions, and they would be right." enieto8 https://padlet.com/enieto8/hk65n8ouzojazbqr/wish/992794461
Chapter 12
In this chapter, the cleverness of Aunt Lydia is demonstrated since she has taken precautions in case the regime decides to wipe her off the map and can't take vengeance by herself. She has a back up plan. -Alejandra Prócel 
Fabiana Plaza
In this chapter we see how Lydia come up with the question of who will read her manuscript, she worries it won't be in the future but an aunt may find it and snitch on her.
Gaby Cabezas
in the quote above it is shown how a two sided weapon her actions would be if she does something with this letter.

In this chapter Aunt Lydia already wrote a text, a manuscript, where many of her memories are collected. She is worried that the future reader will have a bad perspective about her and see her as the bad guy from the story. -OH

Carlos Tapia
Aunt Lydia seems to wonder whether it is a  good idea or not to take action against the regime

Raphaela Abad
This quote ressembels Aunt Lydia's fear of society not knowing the truth, which is why ]]> 2020-12-07 04:26:57 UTC https://padlet.com/enieto8/hk65n8ouzojazbqr/wish/992794461 "Her name was Ofkyle, since my father’s name was Commander Kyle. “Her name would have been something else earlier,” said Shunammite. “Some other man’s. They get passed around until they have a baby. They’re all sluts anyway, they don’t need real names.”Chapter 15 enieto8 https://padlet.com/enieto8/hk65n8ouzojazbqr/wish/992800073 In this quote, we see that handmaids are considered sluts. However that is a concept that is twisted and opposite to the praising of babies in Gilead, since handmaids are the carriers of the babies. -Alejandra Prócel

Fabiana Plaza
In this chapter we are introduced to Ofkyle, whom is introduced by Shunamite as slud because of her social role.

By this part, a new character is introduced: Ofkyle. Shunammite shows all of her repulsion toward handmaids by calling them sluts and that they don't deserve a name. -OH


Tapia
Here it is shown how there was a high degree subordination when referring to the commanders and handmaids.

TOLEDO
This quote reflects upon how Handmaids are seen as lesser human beings, as objects which are to be passed around, even for the younger generations. They don't even own their own name.]]> 2020-12-07 04:30:22 UTC https://padlet.com/enieto8/hk65n8ouzojazbqr/wish/992800073 "Aunt Estee […] always put things in a positive light. That was a talent women had because of their special brains, which were not hard and focused like the brains of men but soft and damp and warm and enveloping, like…like what? [Aunt Estee]didn’t finish the sentence.Like warmed-up mud in the sun, I thought. That what was inside my head: warmed-up mud." Chapter 16 enieto8 https://padlet.com/enieto8/hk65n8ouzojazbqr/wish/992802025 In this quote, Aunt Estee uses euphemisms to diminish the role of women compared to that of men, hence she reveals the ideology that Aunts had in the regime. -Alejandra Prócel
Fabiana Plaza
Aunt Estee was telling Agnes she should be careful and master embroidery because that is one of the few things woman are actually good at, contrary of man, wich are good at many things.

Differences that could be found when women did things but with no intervention by the side of men. -Tapia


-Bruno Barrera

Here, we can see how
Society looked down on women and considered that they were skilled at few things, while men were supposedly capable of achieving anything -OH]]> 2020-12-07 04:31:38 UTC https://padlet.com/enieto8/hk65n8ouzojazbqr/wish/992802025 "The truth was that they’d cut Crystal open to get the baby out, and they’d killed her by doing that. It wasn’t something she chose. She hadn’t volunteered to die with noble womanly honor or be a shining example, but nobody mentioned that" Chapter 18 enieto8 https://padlet.com/enieto8/hk65n8ouzojazbqr/wish/992803985 Handmaids were considered reproduction machines, therefore they were not considered individuals as a whole but partly, just to use their bodily parts. -Alejandra Prócel


The gender role, someone who was meant to give birth to other children even if it means to die. -Tapia

Fabiana Plaza
In this quote it is proved that the only role of handmaids is to give birth to good children, if it costs them their lifes, its fine.

In this quote, one of the roles of the handmaids is emphasize: to give brith at all cost. It is shown how disposable a women's life was, and that they were seen as objects. -OH]]> 2020-12-07 04:32:55 UTC https://padlet.com/enieto8/hk65n8ouzojazbqr/wish/992803985 "To pass the time I berated myself. Stupid, stupid, stupid: I’d believed all that claptrap about life, liberty, democracy, and the rights of the individual I’d soaked up at law school. There were eternal verities and we would always defend them. I’d depended on that as if on a magical charm." Chapter 20 enieto8 https://padlet.com/enieto8/hk65n8ouzojazbqr/wish/992806242
Aunt Lydia realizes how she had been manipulated by the system and how she took for granted what she once could call a privilege, missing democracy and liberty.- Alejandra Prócel


Manipulation based on the misinterpretation of given information in order to make on side to seem more favorable. Then guilt for not noticing. -Tapia

Fabiana Plaza
Aunt Lydia was dealing with her own toughts and perception of what was once democracy and freedom; she wonders if she made the right choice.

Aunt Lydia was in a hard situation, where a decision was made, and she starts to wonder if it was the right one -OH

]]> 2020-12-07 04:34:15 UTC https://padlet.com/enieto8/hk65n8ouzojazbqr/wish/992806242 RAPHAELA ABAD rabadg https://padlet.com/enieto8/hk65n8ouzojazbqr/wish/1003233846 Chapter 12
Raphaela Abad
This quote ressembels Aunt Lydia's fear of society not knowing the truth which is in her manuscript since she might be string up, she hopes that if she dies somehow the information may be leaked.
CHAPTER 1
This quote portrays Lydia's perspective over using a a taser since it actually symbolizes failure. She feels bad since she always tends to set order just with her actittude and personality but when using a taser it is when she does not have control over la situation.
CHAPTER 2
This quote talks about how women should fear men in every possible way, since they are so obssessive with their body and get "drunk" with it then they should not trust them at all.
CHAPTER 15
This chapter presents the new handmaid which entered Agnes' household after her mother passed away. Agnes was really curious and speculated about what her past life was like. It is clear how Shunammite hates the handmaids which is why she refer them as sluts, since they are passed through different commanders to bare a child.
CHAPTER 20
Aunt Lydia used to be in law school and had a position in the court which is why she realized that the regime is brainwashing people and manipulating them.
CHAPTER 18
Handmaids symbolizes the color red since they are just considered baby reproductors, which is why they killed Crystal and just saved the baby since they only care about having babies.
CHAPTER 16
Men and women brains in Gilead society are set as totally different since men are considered more intelligent and superior that women which were more soft and less focused.
CHAPTER 8
Portrays the lack of knowlegde over the significance of Baby Nicole in the Gilead regime and her importance.
CHAPTER 6
This quote presents the power that Aunt Lydia now holds in the Gilead society which is why she says she wants to be an ordinary women because it is too much for her.]]> 2020-12-09 17:39:54 UTC https://padlet.com/enieto8/hk65n8ouzojazbqr/wish/1003233846 "Hanging from a belt around my waist is a taser. Thisweapon reminds me of my failings: had I been more effective, Iwould not have needed such an implement." Chapter 1 eahaboudv https://padlet.com/enieto8/hk65n8ouzojazbqr/wish/1003236022 Fabiana Plaza
This quote was a way of Lydia to express how she is unstatified with her development inside ardua hall and her achievements.

Raphaela Abad
This quote portrays Lydia's perspective over using a a taser since it actually symbolizes failure. She feels bad since she always tends to set order just with her actittude and personality but when using a taser it is when she does not have control over la situation.

In this quote we can see Lydia’s perspective about her achievements. It also exposes how she feels over the use of a taser since it symbolizes failures because it always reminds her that she has not the control over herself and how she feels about it inside Ardua Hall.-Valeria Collantes

Tapia

Taser resembles the need for protection, some sort of failure and lack of control.]]> 2020-12-09 17:40:21 UTC https://padlet.com/enieto8/hk65n8ouzojazbqr/wish/1003236022 Eduardo eahaboudv https://padlet.com/enieto8/hk65n8ouzojazbqr/wish/1003238014
Chapter 1
This quote is about Aunt Lydia reflecting on her career as an Aunt. Even tho she has had a very successful  career, she has had trouble in the last years which has made her use a weapon so people pay her respect.
Chapter 2
In Gilead, society is shaped so women and men live in very different worlds where they can’t provoque each other.  This quote talks how women, despite their different looks and shapes, will always have to fear men and their lusts.
Chapter 6
In this quote Aunt Lydia reflects on her persona image and how power has made her seem bigger than she actually is. She is very sad that she will never have the opportunity to have a normal life because she represents something bigger.
Chapter 8
This quote refers to how Daisy’s ignorance stopped her from understating the real suffering that takes place in Gilead and how she is privileged to be able to think this way.
Chapter 12
In this quote we can read how Aunt Lydia wonders what consequences will bring her actions of nowadays. She is considering sitting down and doing nothing.
Chapter 15
In this quote we can appreciate how handmaids aren’t paid respect, they’re taken for granted and prevented from having names to avoid emotional bonds
Chapter 16
In this quote Aunt Estee is explaining girls how they should not behave like if they’re superior to men because they are not. She uses euphemisms to make her words prettier and explain to them how they’re doomed to be inferior. 
Chapter 18
In this quote we can appreciate how handmaids aren’t granted the same rights as normal people, hence they are not respected and tried to be saved in the case of a medical emergency.
Chapter 20
In this quote we can see how Aunt Lydia reflects on how she was brainwashed by her education, in believing democracy was real and there was a chance for humanity. 

]]> 2020-12-09 17:40:45 UTC https://padlet.com/enieto8/hk65n8ouzojazbqr/wish/1003238014 https://padlet.com/enieto8/hk65n8ouzojazbqr/wish/1003239248 Chapter 18
Valeria Collantes 
This quote reflects how handmaids are considered as sexual machines within this dystopian society instead of being considered as human beings. They just have to give birth even they are not going to have control over their  child’s or even knowing if they are going to see them again. It also exposes gender roles and how men have absolutely power.]]> 2020-12-09 17:41:00 UTC https://padlet.com/enieto8/hk65n8ouzojazbqr/wish/1003239248 Valeria Collantes https://padlet.com/enieto8/hk65n8ouzojazbqr/wish/1003256772 Chapter 12
In this quote we can see how Aunt Lydia behave over herself and how she reflects about her professional life because she used to be a judge and right now she is an Aunt. In both professions she possesses power. ]]> 2020-12-09 17:44:30 UTC https://padlet.com/enieto8/hk65n8ouzojazbqr/wish/1003256772 Chapter 2 https://padlet.com/enieto8/hk65n8ouzojazbqr/wish/1003274316 Valeria Collantes 
This quote reflects how men have absolutely power over women even on her thoughts. It exposes how women should be scare or behaved of men because they are obsessed with their bodies which means that women have to take care of themselves and to not trust them.]]> 2020-12-09 17:48:00 UTC https://padlet.com/enieto8/hk65n8ouzojazbqr/wish/1003274316 Bruno Barrera bebarrerak https://padlet.com/enieto8/hk65n8ouzojazbqr/wish/1003317869 Chapter 1
This quote symbolizes the regret that Lydia has because of her incapabilities as an Aunt, as even thought she was doing good, using a weapon to gain respect was something she did not want to do.

Chapter 2
In this quote, the aunts talk about how women must avoid men as they are capable of doing very evil deeds. That they should never trust them.

Chapter 6
Aunt Lydia talks about
how power has shifted who she was, and that she is no ordinary woman now. However, she desires to become normal again.

Chapter 8
This quote refers to the lack of understanding of the situation that we are accustomed to see in Daisy. She did not actually know the magnitude of the importance of Baby Nicole.

Chapter 12
This quote conveys the intelligence of Lydua as she planned out contingencies for every scenario.

Chapter 15
This quote shows just how much Shunnamite hates the Handmaids. She even says they dont deserve or need names as they just get passed on as prostitutes do.

Chapter 16
This quote talks about the differences between the personality of a woman vs a man, and how a woman makes you comfortable and relaxed while men are strong and tense. Estee almost said like a hug from a parent, but she cannot say that as handmaids do not recieve that.

Chapter 18
This quote shows how people do not actually care about women because of their personal value, but only for their role of reproduction.

Chapter 20
Lydia was having conflicts with her thoughts about democracy and freedom. She struggles figuring out whether her decision was the right one.]]> 2020-12-09 17:56:44 UTC https://padlet.com/enieto8/hk65n8ouzojazbqr/wish/1003317869 Valeria Collantes https://padlet.com/enieto8/hk65n8ouzojazbqr/wish/1003360846 Chapter 20
This quote reflects how Aunt Lydia reflects on how Gilead  has power over people’s minds specially when she was brainwashed because of her education. 
Chapter 18 
This quote portrays the topic of gender role. In this quote we can see how handmaids are considered or how they are needed. They aren’t considered as human beings with rights ,neither considered as people that should be respected. 
Chapter 15 
This quote presents how handmaids are discriminated because of their “roles” inside this society because they aren’t paid  respect. It also exposes how she should avoid all type of bonds or relationships between men and women just for sexual purposes.

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