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Jazmin
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started reading on 8/26 and it’s so crazy. it’s for my women writers class. i think im flatlining my understanding of the novel but it already feels so deep to me, i just don’t know how to express that in class. offred is such a character that desires and aspires to live her life as she wants it to, but this govt system has brainwashed her and other women to repress these feelings. she’s a rebel in disguise.
— Aug 29, 2026 06:45PM
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Jazmin
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i think the most sad part about reading this book is how these things don’t seem far off and that i can imagine them occurring. it’s chilling and frightening. i hate reading.
— Sep 07, 2026 03:30PM
Jazmin
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there was so much grapple about the protagonist: i hate calling her offred. she wasn’t very likeable and the other characters weren’t either, but i also think that’s the point as well. the feminists, the neutrals, and the nons i could empathize to certain degrees, but atwood makes them all with their faults. they are all doing what they think is best to survive in this gov.
— Sep 07, 2026 03:16PM
Jazmin
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well that was insane. 9/7 that ending made me so sad it was so abrupt, and we do not know her fate. the historical notes pissed me off too because all of a sudden a man is talking??? like please get off the pages. please stop talking. made me think about how we can look at history and undermine those experiences.
— Sep 07, 2026 03:05PM