Monday, April 20, 2015

Response to The Handmaid’s Tale [5]

In the final Part of The Handmaid’s Tale, It’s lucky that I see Offred eventually escape from the Gilead. Of course, I know in text she didn’t narrate what happen after she escapes and whether her future was good or bad. I believe that it will be a good beginning for her to enjoy her future.
   To be honest, when I read Offred’s complex uncertain emotion, I was really angry and regretful because she seems to be assimilated by ridiculous environment. She is such a timid person that she is afraid of being found she has some resistant thought. However, she did not thoroughly give up freedom and thoughts, just pursuing fertility like Jenny. I used to believe she is a clever woman that all her disguise is for escaping Gilead one day. But she is not, all things are just my imagines that I believe she should be purposeful and brave. She started to rely on Nick and give up herself. Ofglenn came to persuad her and it is useless. Then when Ofglenn was found by eyes and suicide to keep secrets, I sighed she was a brave great woman. Compared to her, Offred is too flabby to change her misfortune by herself. Let us guess, If Nick was not undercover spy, what will the ending of novel become? Will Offred finally escape from Gilead, or stay in Gilead forever?

  Whatever, Offred is just a pitiful ordinary woman after all. She cannot be a hero like what I hope.

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