Agnes considers her admittance to Hildegard Library to be a "golden key" that will reveal "the riches that lay within." But it is here that she learns the truth about the Concubine Cut into Twelve Pieces, as well as the truth about her half-sister. What do you think has caused this? Possibly environmental issues? Or the ongoing war?Ĩ. Birth defects and juvenile cancer also seem to plague Gilead. Several references are made to shortages of basic necessities such as food and electricity. Discuss the ways in which the author cleverly builds the sense of suspicion and fear that informs the way Agnes processes the events in her life at Ardua Hall.ħ.
Agnes’s interpretation of "Dick and Jane" showcases Margaret Atwood’s trademark wit, but there is more to it than that. What else should I have done?" What would you have done?Ħ. When Aunt Lydia dons the garb of the female stadium shooters, she says, "I felt a chill. Do you think there will ever come a time when women will feel unashamed to speak out when they are sexually assaulted? Or has this time already arrived in the age of #MeToo?ĥ.
After Agnes is assaulted, she recalls other girls who reported such incidents having been told that "nice girls did not notice the minor antics of men, they simply looked the other way," which is a troubling parallel between Gilead and reality. But if you were her age and were asked to absorb all of the shocking information she has to process in a very short period of time, would you have reacted any differently?Ĥ. Daisy/Jade is, to say the least, a reluctant revolutionary. Aunt Lydia tells us that Gilead actually has "an embarrassingly high emigration rate." Can those who manage to leave Gilead ever truly "escape"?ģ. Did this aspect of the novel strike you as odd? Or is it actually not very different from our own obsession with brands and logos that convey a certain level of wealth and status?Ģ.
They signal life stages as well as status and class: the pink, white, and plum dresses worn by "special girls" the drab prison-like stripes of the Econofamilies and the green dresses of the betrothed girls.
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