Ofglen Flashcards
Ofglen
-Paired up by gilead
-May Day - ‘it’s a beautiful may day’
-Criticism for the regimes loyalty to religion and mocks soul scrolls- look at each other in the eye through the glass - ‘do you think god hears those prayers’
-realists Offred has even meeting with the commander and wants her to get more information
-Kills the guy because she knows he did nothing wrong and was part of the rebellion
-ofglen commits suicide- sacrificial to avoid implicating any others as she knows she will be tortured and questioned
Consider the significance of ofglen
-ofglen is a contrast to Offred as she has outward acts of rebellion unlike offreds inward small acts of mocking
-ofglens death is mysterious and powerless
-represents he act of rebellion and friendship for Offred so a positive figure
