Handmaid's Tale Flashcards
1
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‘Don’t let the bastards grind you down’
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2
Q
Ignoring isn’t the same as ignorance, you have to work at it.
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3
Q
But who can remember pain once it’s all over? All that remains is a shadow, not in the mind even, in the flesh. Pain marks you, but too deep to see. Out of sight, out of mind.
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4
Q
Thinking can hurt your chances and I intend to live.
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5
Q
A non-descript woman in red
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6
Q
Gilead is within you
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7
Q
A Handmaid is more than a name
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8
Q
She’s a magic prescence to you, an object of envy and desire, we covet her
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9
Q
I ought to feel hatred for this man… I don’t know what to call it. It isn’t love.
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10
Q
For our purposes your feet and hands are not essential
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11
Q
This is a reconstruction, all of this is a reconstruction
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