chapter 18

Question 1

“nobody dies from lack of sex, its a lack of love we die from”

Answer 1

anadiplosis of lack
emphasies the loss of both physical and emotional connection
sex has a new meaning under regime (“old sex- chapter 1”
“without it i am too disembodied”- emphasis on the importance of connection for Offred- she feels lost without it

Question 2

“here is what I believe”

Answer 2

repetition of stative verb believe- 3 versions of truth- Schrodingers cat
anadiplosis of believe- narrative is a construction- historical notes

Question 3

“I pray that the hole, or two, or three”
“neatly, quickly and finally”

Answer 3

stative verb and syndetic list
tripling of adverbs
prayer has links to violence
like Gilead, religion is linked with violence
but it also shows the state of oppression in Gilead is so bad, death would be better than the alternative.

Question 4

“God”

Answer 4

anaphoric repetition of “God”
in Gilead he isnt the highest power

Question 5

“in reduced circumstances you have to believe all kinds of things”

Answer 5

“I dont want to think what they’ve done to his body

Question 6

“there must be a resistance, or where do all the criminals come from.”

Answer 6

resistance linked with criminality-
deviant hero Zimbardo