Tag: Ofglen the Second
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Under the Eye: “Women’s Work”
“Man works from sun to sun, but woman’s work is never done” I never found it to be in the story’s favor that Offred was chosen to be the Unreliable Narrator. It gives a writer license to ignore his or her own rules in establishing narrative. Margaret Atwood wanted The Handmaid’s Tale to be a…
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Under the Eye: “After”
Unintended consequences. Let’s let that one sink through just a little until it creates a bruise. Unintended consequences. 31 handmaids died in Ofglen the Second’s attack. 26 Commanders died as well, but 31 handmaids died. I admit I don’t fully grasp the physics of explosions, but Ofglen the Second did manage to bury herself deep…
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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…
Misadventures in Blissville 