1. Losing Stability
Offred's daughter was abducted by an infertile woman, Offred says at the time she felt sorry for the woman, and; " thought it was an isolated incident, at the time." Offred misses her daughter greatly, and the memories she harbors eat away at her thoughts, slowly deteriorating her mental state. ... This thought-switching happens often throughout the novel, generally when she is thinking about her daughter, or her husband. The image of her daughter being taken by a strange woman haunts Offred greatly; being able to swap to a mundane train of thought even as clo...
- Word Count: 1438
- Approx Pages: 6
- Grade Level: High School