Oh My God! so much stuff happened in these last few chapters and I wasn't expecting any of it. From the night out with the commander to the Salvaging i don't even know where to start. One thing I am still kind of confused about is how long has it been since that day when Offred and Luke ran from the guards? It was great when we found out that Moira was alive, and at least she wasn't living in the colonies. It seemed reassuring that there are so many people who are working against the society. When Moira was speaking i was wondering what would happen if she got pregnant but then she explained that they had their tubes tied so that questions wouldn't arise. This seems like it is in contradiction with their entire society because they should want more kids and they should have a "don't ask don't tell" policy concerning pregnant women for the good of repopulating themselves. Finally something is happening with Offred and Nick but i am confused because wouldn't they notice if she got pregnant and it obviously wasn't from one of the ceremony days?
The last thing I really need to talk about is the salvaging, it was just over all so disturbing. Before the Aunt told the women that being raped was their own fault but now they were definitely blaming the men. It was so sick how the handmaids just attacked him and like Offred they must have known he was innocent, or have they really all bought into this society?
Wow! I would assume it has been at least 5? years since Offred and Luke were together. There was that scene in the book where Serena gave Offred the picture of her daughter and when they described Offred's thoughts on how much her daughter has grown, I tried to picture it and I thought it must be at least 5 years apart. But I may be wrong. Yes! I was also glad to know that Miora was still alive. She was so important to the story because she was one of the only people in the story to openly resist from this society in a very dramatic way. You have a very good point about tying the women's tubes. I agree that they should have a "don't ask don't tell" policy, especially when their society really needs to repopulate.
ReplyDeleteAbout your Offred and Nick pregnancy question, the ceremony happens every month so I doubt if anyone even notices that the bsby was from someone else other then the Commander. Just like how the doctor offered Offred a chance to produce a child. No one would even know it wasn't from the Commander. The only way they would find was by DNA testing.
Im sure Ofglen and the others did not buy into the society. I pretty much believe what she said in the story how she wanted to end the Guardian's misery because the Aunts probably put him through a worse situation such as a slow and painful death so might as well put him out of him misery now.