soul scrolls Flashcards
‘the commander and i have an arrangement’
such strict laws cause people to act against them
deviance amplification spiral
‘butter, he said, musing. that’s very clever. butte. he laughed’
doesn’t realise the effects of gilead’s power
finds it funny since it doesn’t affect him
‘i’m only a whim’
not respected by the commander
women in gilead are seen as disposable
‘the fact is that i’m is mistress. men at the top have always had mistresses’
human nature hasn’t changed
power imbalance between men and women
‘there are soul scrolls in every city centre’
teach handmaids what to think
power of gilead
ironic - souls are part of them already and should control the way they think
‘that was when they suspended the consitution’
need fear
scares people which makes it acceptable
‘they’ve frozen them… any account with an f on it instead of an m’
bank accounts gone
control over women
fear of technology
‘pen is envy’
freudian psychology
don’t envy the men
‘don’t let the bastards grind you down’
joke made by men
nothing deep or meaningful like offred thought
glimmer of hope gone
