UNFINISHED
2- Offred rejects the Doctors offer to have sex because it’s too possible that this could be a trap or they could be found out. Offred recognizes that many women have gone this route with having sex with younger healthier men rather than the older Commanders who are more likely sterile. Although this could easily be a trap. The Doctor could be an Eye who is merely testing Offred. Offred also worries “the room is bugged” (72) and generally it’s easy to get caught. The penalty for committing this crime is death and in this circumstance it’s too risky. Although when Serena offers, Offred's attitude changes. This is caused partly because Offred knows and can sense the desperation in Serena for her want in a child. There’s a lot less …show more content…
Even the Commander explains that the prior society was terrible for women in many ways. Although one big argument was that the prior society treated sex among women terribly. The Aunts really pressure rape being a strong factor in the past society in describing how terrible it was. In Gilead, non-ceremonial sex is barely prevalent. This is what Aunt Lydia means in the Handmaid's “being given freedom from”. With so many laws intact banning non-ceremonial sex, the rate of rape has drastically gone down and now women have the freedom from these terrible acts. Also with all their rights taken away there is less danger from assault of men in general. They explain women could not trust police and couldn’t roll their window down, or they were constantly being cat called or attacked. Now with restrictive freedoms, men aren’t capable of doing any of these things. This decrease in sexual assault and harassment is supposed to express that modern society is not as bad as they …show more content…
Offred strongly believes that one day Luke or the resistance in general will come to save her. Although she mainly has the belief that Luke is still alive and he himself will send her a note saying that he is on his way to rescue her. It is clear in the novel that this belief of eventual rescue is what keeps Offred sane and able to survive Gilead. Slowly throughout the novel her belief that Luke is alive or a resilience will ever come to save her progressively deteriorates. With this decrease of the hope of a rescue, later on in the book she becomes more depressed and suicidal because without hope she has less to maintain her sanity and
2- Offred rejects the Doctors offer to have sex because it’s too possible that this could be a trap or they could be found out. Offred recognizes that many women have gone this route with having sex with younger healthier men rather than the older Commanders who are more likely sterile. Although this could easily be a trap. The Doctor could be an Eye who is merely testing Offred. Offred also worries “the room is bugged” (72) and generally it’s easy to get caught. The penalty for committing this crime is death and in this circumstance it’s too risky. Although when Serena offers, Offred's attitude changes. This is caused partly because Offred knows and can sense the desperation in Serena for her want in a child. There’s a lot less …show more content…
Even the Commander explains that the prior society was terrible for women in many ways. Although one big argument was that the prior society treated sex among women terribly. The Aunts really pressure rape being a strong factor in the past society in describing how terrible it was. In Gilead, non-ceremonial sex is barely prevalent. This is what Aunt Lydia means in the Handmaid's “being given freedom from”. With so many laws intact banning non-ceremonial sex, the rate of rape has drastically gone down and now women have the freedom from these terrible acts. Also with all their rights taken away there is less danger from assault of men in general. They explain women could not trust police and couldn’t roll their window down, or they were constantly being cat called or attacked. Now with restrictive freedoms, men aren’t capable of doing any of these things. This decrease in sexual assault and harassment is supposed to express that modern society is not as bad as they …show more content…
Offred strongly believes that one day Luke or the resistance in general will come to save her. Although she mainly has the belief that Luke is still alive and he himself will send her a note saying that he is on his way to rescue her. It is clear in the novel that this belief of eventual rescue is what keeps Offred sane and able to survive Gilead. Slowly throughout the novel her belief that Luke is alive or a resilience will ever come to save her progressively deteriorates. With this decrease of the hope of a rescue, later on in the book she becomes more depressed and suicidal because without hope she has less to maintain her sanity and