the commander Flashcards

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high ranking official

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played a large role in its construction yet “he was so sad”

breaks many laws, including going to Jezebel’s and spending time with Offred

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misogynistic attitudes

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he attributes them to “nature”

however, he cares for Offred’s well being and often wants her opinion - but she believes she is only “a whim” for him

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turned in

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the commander can’t turn Offred in without revealing himself

she is then more willing to rebel

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explanation for Gilead

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when the commander explains Gilead, he leaves out religion

he imagines it was founded to help men get over their sexual issues- believes a good reason but it reveals his own anxieties

shows that sexism can come from fear of the power of women, not just out of disdain for them

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the club

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he believes that it looks like the old days- shows his misunderstanding of the days before

the main difference between the societies for him is the women’s clothes, instead of rights and freedom

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in his view,

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men are powerless to control their sexuality and therefore must control women in order to control themselves

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misogynistic attitude

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“everything this evening is little. He wishes to diminish things, myself included”

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Atwood

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reveals the dangers of utopian thinking as “utopian thinkers are willing to sacrifice the basic human rights of the individual in order to bring about the perceived good of many” - Matthew Bolton

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