Chapter 3 Flashcards
Chapter 3 uses flashbacks to allow us to see Offred’s first meeting with commanders wife when she arrives at home
Garden symbolism
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How does Offred present the wife’s behaviour in the garden
Wha does it suggest
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Wife’s appearance
‘Eyes’ - closed scary
‘Hostile blue’
‘Nose..too small for her face
Feminine ‘veil’ modest
‘The large diamond on her ring finger’
‘Her lips were thin’ - evil
The wife’s behaviour and actions
‘Bible stories for children and read hyms’ - maternal religious
‘She didn’t step aside to let me in’
‘She wanted me to feel that I could not come into the house unless she said so’
- wants to asset power
‘I want to see as little of you as possible’
‘Till death do us part’
Description of sitting room
‘Knitting was on the floor besides the chair’
‘Roses in a basket’
MONEY POWER MATERNAL
Offred realising serena as child tv celebrity
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