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“behold my maid…”
Purpose of handmaids

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Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her”

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“They had…”
Aunts torute

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electric cattle prods”

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“We exchanged…”
How handmaids rebel in red centre

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Names

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“They removed..”
What removed in Handmaids room

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anything you could tie a rope to

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“Everything exept….”
uniform of handmaids

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the wings around my face my face is red: the colour of blood, which defines us

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“A sister…”
Handmaids and nuns

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dipped in blood

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“Nobody who much cares…”
Marthas

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who sees the face of a Martha”

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“Its the..”
marthas and handamids

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“It’s the red dress she disapproves of”

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“sometimes the….”
Commanders wife and garden

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Sometimes the Commander’s Wife has a chair brought out, and just sits in it, in her garden”

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Powder…
Wives

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powder-blue robe

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Blessed..
greeting between handamids

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Blessed be the fruit

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“The truth is… “
Mistrust between handmaids

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“The truth is that she is my spy as I am hers”

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The pregnant….
Janines belly

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The pregnant woman’s belly is like a huge fruit”

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There were some..
Offreds mother flashback

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There were some women burning books”

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If its a story….
Offreds personal rebellion

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If it’s a story I am telling, then I have control over the ending”

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Her speeches….
Serena Joys speeches

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“Her speeches were about how women should stay home”

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She stays…
Serena Joy

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She stays in her home, but it doesn’t seem to agree with her”

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“In this house
Household divisions

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“In this house we all envy each other something”

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Nolite te…..
Carving in wardrobe

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Nolite te bastardes carborundorum”

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There is no such thing…
Mens fertility

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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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I dont want to look….
Offreds body

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“I don’t want to look at something that determines me so completely”

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The small…..
Offreds tattoo

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“The small tattoo on my ankle. Four digits and an eye

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Crybaby…
janine

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“Crybaby. Crybaby. Crybaby”

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It is an…….
Bible

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“It [the bible] is an incendiary device: who knows what we’d make of it, if we ever got our hands on it

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The commander is... Ceremony
The Commander is fucking”
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Close your.... How offred deals with ceremony
Close your eyes and think of England”
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We are... Female bodies
“We are containers, it’s only the insides of our bodies that are important”
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Buttered... Offreds rebellion
“Buttered, I lie on my single bed, like a piece of toast”
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This is what.... Proof of indocrination on Offred
This is what God must look like: an egg
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The birthing.... Janines Birth day
“The birthing stool” … “Raised like a throne”
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Each of us... Handamids reaction to Janines birth
“Each of us holds in her lap a phantom, a ghost baby”
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A girl... Offreds reaction to Janines birth
“A girl, poor thing”
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We are... WOmbs
“We are two-legged wombs”
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To him... Offred and commander
To him I’m no longer merely a usable body”
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Women cant... Beginnings of totaliatriunsim
“Women can’t hold on to property any more, she said. It’s a new law
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Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her”
"behold my maid..." Purpose of handmaids
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electric cattle prods”
"They had..." Aunts torute
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Names
"We exchanged..." How handmaids rebel in red centre
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anything you could tie a rope to
"They removed.." What removed in Handmaids room
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the wings around my face my face is red: the colour of blood, which defines us
"Everything exept...." uniform of handmaids
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dipped in blood
"A sister..." Handmaids and nuns
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who sees the face of a Martha”
"Nobody who much cares..." Marthas
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“It's the red dress she disapproves of”
"Its the.." marthas and handamids
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Sometimes the Commander’s Wife has a chair brought out, and just sits in it, in her garden”
"sometimes the...." Commanders wife and garden
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powder-blue robe
Powder... Wives
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Blessed be the fruit
Blessed.. greeting between handamids
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“The truth is that she is my spy as I am hers”
“The truth is... " Mistrust between handmaids
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The pregnant woman’s belly is like a huge fruit”
The pregnant.... Janines belly
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There were some women burning books”
There were some.. Offreds mother flashback
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If it’s a story I am telling, then I have control over the ending”
If its a story.... Offreds personal rebellion
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“Her speeches were about how women should stay home”
Her speeches.... Serena Joys speeches
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She stays in her home, but it doesn’t seem to agree with her”
She stays... Serena Joy
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“In this house we all envy each other something”
“In this house Household divisions
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Nolite te bastardes carborundorum”
Nolite te..... Carving in wardrobe
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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”
There is no such thing... Mens fertility
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“I don’t want to look at something that determines me so completely”
I dont want to look.... Offreds body
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“The small tattoo on my ankle. Four digits and an eye
The small..... Offreds tattoo
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“Crybaby. Crybaby. Crybaby”
Crybaby... janine
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“It [the bible] is an incendiary device: who knows what we’d make of it, if we ever got our hands on it
It is an....... Bible
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The Commander is fucking”
The commander is... Ceremony
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Close your eyes and think of England”
Close your.... How offred deals with ceremony
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“We are containers, it’s only the insides of our bodies that are important”
We are... Female bodies
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“Buttered, I lie on my single bed, like a piece of toast”
Buttered... Offreds rebellion
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This is what God must look like: an egg
This is what.... Proof of indocrination on Offred
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“The birthing stool” … “Raised like a throne”
The birthing.... Janines Birth day
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“Each of us holds in her lap a phantom, a ghost baby”
Each of us... Handamids reaction to Janines birth
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“A girl, poor thing”
A girl... Offreds reaction to Janines birth
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“We are two-legged wombs”
We are... WOmbs
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To him I’m no longer merely a usable body”
To him... Offred and commander
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“Women can’t hold on to property any more, she said. It’s a new law
Women cant... Beginnings of totaliatriunsim
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