Tag: June
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Under the Eye: “First Blood”
Nearly a season-and-a-half has gone by in this Handmaid’s Tale and we’ve ignored or neglected another handmaid’s tale. This is the story of Ofglen the Second, conscripted to replace Ofglen the First (or Emily) who got caught with her hand in a cookie jar and had her clitoris removed for the good of Gilead. Then…
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Under the Eye: “Baggage”
June has taken to jogging her troubles away in the massive Boston Globe space. Her little memorial to the slain Globe employees has grown to form a visually-impressive semi-circle of lit candles and knick-knacks. In “Little America,” Moira has taken to jogging her troubles away. She’s shacked up with Luke and Luke’s little mute friend,…
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Under the Eye: “June”
In light of recent events, I’ve changed my thinking with regard to how people can be manipulated to dangerous extremes and inflict violence upon their fellow man. I used to believe the “inner life” of The Handmaid’s Tale was simply a set of speculative fictions designed to provoke thought in the body politic. When the…
Misadventures in Blissville 