oppression and power Flashcards
we are for _______ purposes
we are for breeding purposes
'’we are two legged _______, thats all: _______ vessels _______ chalices’’
we are two legged wombs, thats all: sacred vessels, ambulatory chalices
I avoid looking down at my _______, not so much because it is _______ or immodest but because I don’t want to see it. I don’t want to look at _______ that _______ me so completely
I avoid looking down at my body, not so much because it is shameful or immodest but because I don’t want to see it. I don’t want to look at something that determines me so completely.
I used to think of my body as an _______, of pleasure, or a means of _______, or an implement for the _______ of my will…. . Now the _______ arranges itself differently, I’m a cloud, _________ around a central object, the shape of a _______, which is hard and more _______ than I am and glows red within its _______ wrapping.
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I used to think of my body as an instrument, of pleasure, or a means of transportation, or an implement for the accomplishment of my will….
Now the flesh arranges itself differently. I’m a cloud, congealed around a central object, the shape of a pear, which is hard and more real than I am and glows red within its translucent wrapping
my _______ is strange to me already. my body seems _______
My nakedness is strange to me already. My body seems outdated
I am like a _______ where _______ once happened and now nothing does
I am like a room where things once happened and now nothing does
Modesty is _______, said Aunt Lydia. Never forget it- to be seen- to be seen- is to be- her voice _______- _______
Modesty is invisibility, said aunt Lydia. Never forget it- to be seem- to be seen- is to be- her voice trembles- penetrated.
Give me _______ or else I die, theres more than one _______ to it
GIve me children or else I die, theres more than one meaning to it.
We are _______, its only the _______ of our bodies that are important. The outside can becomes hard and _______, for all they care
We are containers, it’s only the inside of our bodies that are important. The outside can become hard and wrinkled for all they care.
But whos _______ was it? Aunt Lydia says, holding up a plump finger. Her ____, her fault, her fault, we ____ in unison
But whos fault was it? Aunt Lydia says, holding up a plump finger. Her fault, her fault, her fault, we chant in unison
The _____ of Gilead, knows no _____, Gilead is _____ you
The repulblic of Gilead, knows no bounds, Gilead is within you
My arms are _____, she holds my hands, each of _____ in each of _____. This is supposed to signify that we are one flesh, one being. What it really means is that she is in control
My arms are raised, she holds my hands, each of mine in each of hers. This was supposed to signify that we are of one flesh, one being. What it really means is that she is in control
'’I am too important for that, too _____. I am a _____ _____
I am too important for that, to scarse. I am a national recource
There is more than one kind of _____, said Aunt Lydia. Freedom _____ and freedom _____ . In the days of _____, it was freedom ___. Now you are given freedom _____. Don’t _____ it.
there is more than one kind of freedom, said Aunt Lydia. Freedom to and freedom from. In the days of anarchy, it was freedom to. Now you are given freeom from. Don’t underrate it.
what was the phrase in latin inscribed
Nolites te bastardes carborundorum
pseudo latin phrase- clandestine message of resistance: dont let the bastards grind you down
The pen between my fingers is _____, alive almost, I can feel its power, the _____ of the words it contains.
the pen between my fingers is sensuous, alive almost, I can feel its power, the power of the words it contains
_____ never means _____ for everyone, he says. It always means _____ for some
better never means better for everyone, he says. It always means worse for some
we werent allowed to go to these except in _____. This was supposed to be for our _____, though the notion is _____: we are well _____ already. The truth is that she is my _____ and I am hers
we weren’t allowed to go to these except in twos. This was supposed to be for our protection, though the notion is absurd: we are well protected already. The truth is that she is my spy and I am hers.
Blessed are the _____. I knew they made that up, I knew it was _____, and they left _____ out too, but there was no way of _____
Blessed be the silent. I knew they made that up, I knew it was wrong, and they left things out too, but there was no way of checking
You can’t make an _____ without breaking _____, is what he says
you cant make an omelette without breaking eggs, is what he says
Then I find I’m not _____ after all. I enjoy the _____; _____ of a dog bone. _____ but there.
Then I find I’m not ashamed after all. I enjoy the power; power of a dog bone. Passive but there
'’under his _____,’’ she says. The right _____. ‘‘under his _____,’’ I reply and she gives a little _____
'’under his eye,’’ she says. The right farewell. ‘‘Under his eye,’’ I reply and she gives a little nod
There are three new _____ on the _____'’….. ‘’ it is a beautiful May day ‘’ Ofglen says. I ___ rather than ___ her _____ turn towards me, waiting for a reply
There are three new bodies on the wall…… ‘‘it is a beautiful mayday’’ ofglen says. I feel rather than see her head turn towards me, waiting for a reply.
I cannot _____ seeing, now, the small _____ on my ankle. Four digits and an eye, a _____ in reverse. It’s supposed to guarantee that I will never be able to _____,
I cannot avoid seeing, now, the small tattoo on my ankle. Four digita and an eye, a passport in recerse. It’s supposed to guarantee that I will never be able to fade,
'’on the _____ ceiling, a relief f ornament
in the shape of a _____, and in the center of it a _____ space,
plastered over, like the place in a face where the _____ has been taken
out.
'’on the white ceiling, a relief f ornament
in the shape of a wreath, and in the center of it a blank space,
plastered over, like the place in a face where the eye has been taken
out.
The _____ of God
run over all the _____.
The Eyes of God
run over all the earth.
_____ lived here once, lawyers, university _____. There are no
_____ anymore, and the university is _____.
Doctors lived here once, lawyers, university professors. There are no
lawyers anymore, and the university is closed.
“Blessed be the _____,” she says to me, the _____ greeting among
us.
“May the Lord _____,” I answer, the _____ responce
“Blessed be the fruit,” she says to me, the accepted greeting among
us.
“May the Lord open,” I answer, the accepted responce
I can’t say I do _____ or _____ will wonder how.
I can’t say I do know or Ofglen will wonder how.
. The _____ is that she is my spy, as I am hers
. The truth is that she is my spy, as I am hers
We don’t bother much with the
_____ anymore
We don’t bother much with the
formalities anymore
Nor does _____ cover it: nothing is
going on here that I haven’t _____ up for. There wasn’t a lot of _____
but there was some, and this is what I _____
Nor does rape cover it: nothing is
going on here that I haven’t signed up for. There wasn’t a lot of choice
but there was some, and this is what I chose
“She thinks it’s her _____,” Ofglen whispers. “Two in a row. For being
_____. She used a doctor, they say, it wasn’t her Commander’s at all.”
“She thinks it’s her fault,” Ofglen whispers. “Two in a row. For being
sinful. She used a doctor, they say, it wasn’t her Commander’s at all.”
Everything except the _____ around my face is red:
the color of _____, which defines us.
Everything except the wings around my face is red:
the color of blood, which defines us.
A _____ in a _____ is free to go anywhere, as long as
it stays inside the _____.
A rat in a maze is free to go anywhere, as long as
it stays inside the maze.
Rita _____ at me before slipping in to stand behind me. It’s my _____,
this waste of her time. Not mine, but my _____, if there is a
difference.
Rita scowls at me before slipping in to stand behind me. It’s my fault,
this waste of her time. Not mine, but my body’s, if there is a
difference.
“We slept in what had once been the _____… Aunt Sara and Aunt Elizabeth patrolled; they had electric _____ slung on thongs from their leather belts.”
“We slept in what had once been the gymnasium… Aunt Sara and Aunt Elizabeth patrolled; they had electric cattle prods slung on thongs from their leather belts.”
“Guns were for the _____… The Angels stood outside it with their backs to us. They were objects of _____ to us, but of something else as well.”
“Guns were for the guards… The Angels stood outside it with their backs to us. They were objects of fear to us, but of something else as well.”
“We learned to _____ almost without sound… we exchanged _____: Alma. Janine. Dolores. Moira. June.”
“We learned to whisper almost without sound… we exchanged names: Alma. Janine. Dolores. Moira. June.”
“They’ve removed anything you could _____ to… It isn’t running away they’re afraid of. It’s those other escapes, the ones you can open in _____.”
“They’ve removed anything you could tie a rope to… It isn’t running away they’re afraid of. It’s those other escapes, the ones you can open in yourself.”
“Like other things now, _____ must be rationed. _____ can hurt your chances, and I intend to last.”
“Like other things now, thought must be rationed. Thinking can hurt your chances, and I intend to last.”
“Where I am is not a _____ but a _____, as Aunt Lydia said, who was in love with either/or.”
“Where I am is not a prison but a privilege, as Aunt Lydia said, who was in love with either/or.”
“Everything except the wings around my face is _____: the color of _____, which defines us.”
“Everything except the wings around my face is red: the color of blood, which defines us.”
“My presence here is _____… We are for _____ purposes: we aren’t concubines, geisha girls, courtesans.”
“My presence here is illegal… We are for breeding purposes: we aren’t concubines, geisha girls, courtesans.”
“You can’t make an _____ without breaking eggs… ‘Better never means better for _____. It always means worse, for some.’”
“You can’t make an omelette without breaking eggs… ‘Better never means better for everyone. It always means worse, for some.’”
“There are three new bodies on the _____. One is a _____… the two others have purple placards: Gender _____.”
“There are three new bodies on the Wall. One is a priest… the two others have purple placards: Gender Treachery.”
“‘Praise be,’ I add as an _____. _____ used to be a distress signal.”
“‘Praise be,’ I add as an afterthought. Mayday used to be a distress signal.”
“I bow my head and close my eyes… I pray silently: _____ te _____ carborundorum.”
“I bow my head and close my eyes… I pray silently: Nolite te bastardes carborundorum.”
“Some women believed there would be no _____… ‘They said there was no sense in _____… They were _____.’”
“Some women believed there would be no future… ‘They said there was no sense in breeding… They were sluts.’”
“_____ is envy, Aunt Lydia would say… I envy the Commander his _____.”
“Pen is envy, Aunt Lydia would say… I envy the Commander his pen.”
“I’m dreaming that I am _____… Maybe they’re _____ me. Maybe the life I think I’m living is a _____ delusion.”
“I’m dreaming that I am awake… Maybe they’re drugging me. Maybe the life I think I’m living is a paranoid delusion.”
“Men are sex _____, said Aunt Lydia… They only want one _____. You must learn to _____ them, for your own good.”
“Men are sex machines, said Aunt Lydia… They only want one thing. You must learn to manipulate them, for your own good.”
“The sheet intersects me so that the doctor will never see my _____. He deals with a _____ only.”
“The sheet intersects me so that the doctor will never see my face. He deals with a torso only.”
doc: “‘I could _____ you. I’ve _____ others,’ he whispers.”
“‘I could help you. I’ve helped others,’ he whispers.”
commander at Jez: “Just show them your _____… they’ll know you’re _____.”
“Just show them your tag… they’ll know you’re taken.”
“Time as _____ sound… the long parentheses of _____. If only I could _____. Weave, knit, something to do with my hands.”
“Time as white sound… the long parentheses of nothing. If only I could embroider. Weave, knit, something to do with my hands.”
“They’d _____ themselves to death, rather than _____.”
“They’d peck themselves to death, rather than quit.”
“The three bodies hang there… like _____ strung up by the necks… wrecked _____.”
“The three bodies hang there… like chickens strung up by the necks… wrecked angels.”
“You know the rules for a _____… You will wait until I blow the _____. After that, what you do is up to you… Understood?”
“You know the rules for a Particicution… You will wait until I blow the whistle. After that, what you do is up to you… Understood?”
“What we are supposed to feel… is _____ and _____. This isn’t what I feel. What I feel is _____… partly relief.”
“What we are supposed to feel… is hatred and scorn. This isn’t what I feel. What I feel is blankness… partly relief.”
Intimate Coercion & Illicit Desire
“Most of those ___ guys can’t make it anymore… ‘Lots of _______ do it,’ [the doctor] goes on. ‘You want a ____, don’t you?’ the doctrine which is ingrained: ‘Give me children, or else I ____.’”
“Most of those old guys can’t make it anymore… ‘Lots of women do it,’ [the Commander] goes on. ‘You want a baby, don’t you?’ ‘Give me children, or else I die.’”
