Blog #10

Pages 267-276

       In these two chapters (41 + 42) Offred reveals to us that she now goes to visit Nick very often, usually after her visit to the commander, even though it is very risky. She tells us that during her visit she would wish she could have a light on so she could study Nick's face more closely and she goes on to tell us that she wished she studied Luke's face more and that he is starting to fade away. But I wonder if he isn't fading away but instead is being replaced by Nick's face. She may not say it directly but she definitely has feelings for Nick but says it's too dangerous to say "love". Then in the next chapter she tells us about a "Salvaging" which we later on discover is basically a public execution of women who have broken the rules. Then Aunt Lydia goes on stage and says they won't say the crime because there seems to be copycats of that crime afterwards. I think they do this to do what they said but I also think it is to inspire fear and a fear of the unknown and that they wont know whats coming. But I wonder if it's for another reason; maybe it's so that they can execute anyone they want and no one will know. Such as people like Ofglen who is part of some kind of underground resistance. Now if they found out about her they could do the same to her and no one will have a second thought.