Chapters 9 & 10
English Lit: Edexcel A Level The Handmaid's Tale, topic 9.1.5
Chapter 9 - Key Quotations
Here are three key quotations from Chapter 9:
Key quotations
- "My room then. There has to be some space, finally, that I claim as mine, even in this time"
- "Nolite te bastardes carborundorum"
- "What you don't know won't hurt you, was all she would say"
Chapter 10 - Key Quotations
Here are four key quotations from Chapter 10:
Key quotations
- "The spectacles women used to make of themselves"
- Aunt Lydia speaks out against sexual liberation.
- "We lived in the blank white spaces at the edge of the print"
- Offred, Moira, etc. lived in the margins of society. They didn't recognise themselves in the people they saw in the newspapers.
- "I ought to feel hatred for this man. I know I ought to feel it, but it isn"t what I feel"
- Offred's complex feelings for the Commander.
Key quotations (cont.)
- "FAITH. It is the only thing they have given me to read"
- This reflects the tight control Gilead has over language.
Test yourself on Chapters 9 & 10
Which quotations from Chapter 9 are correct?
What did the Handmaid before Offred scratch into the cupboard floor?
What is Aunt Lydia speaking out about?
"The spectacles women used to make of themselves"Who is Offred talking about?
"I ought to feel hatred for this man. I know I ought to feel it, but it isn"t what I feel"