Storytelling

Question 1

Offered describes all her memories as…

Answer 1

‘This is a reconstruction. All of it is a reconstruction’

Question 2

Offred when talking about her own life- the only possible rebellion is to not let gilead control your inner self

Answer 2

‘I would like to belove this is a story i am telling. I need to belove it’

Use of postmodern technique - metafiction - to explore the conflict between fantasy and reality - Offred is aware of the fantasy

Question 3

‘Maybe the life…..

Answer 3

‘ maybe the life I think I’m living is a paranoid delusion… sanity is a valuable possession’

when the handmaids aren’t able to own any tangible possessions their mental state is the only thing they can control

Question 4

one detaches

Answer 4

one detaches herself..one describes (talking about ceremony, use of one suggest objectiveness/distances)

Question 5

context

Answer 5

context is all

Question 6

i made

Answer 6

i made that up

narration is more reliable because she admits there are faults

Question 7

i tell therfore

Answer 7

i tell therefore you are

hope for future