A New Beginning

So let’s talk about that ending…what!!! Offred is forced into the black van for either treason or she is being smuggled to safety. We will never know However, Nick does call her by her real name and tells her to trust him. This could mean that he really has helped her to get out, or he really is the Eye that Ofglen was telling her about and he snitched her out for being a traitor.

“Whether this is my end or a new beginning I have no way of knowing…”

Of course, I want Offred to be able to see Luke and their daughter again, but I feel like her death would be inevitable anyway. I only say this because Offred is such a rebel, and I’m sure she’d find trouble soon enough 🙂

The ending shows great significance of what it looks like if women do not obey the rules in Gilead. If they do not abide, they are removed- killed. But there is always hope. I can hope that Nick was honest and that it truly was Mayday that picked up Offered, but the sad truth is that we will never know.

My thoughts on the novel are this: genius. Margaret Atwood does a wonderful job at never sugar coating or watering down this novel. It is filled with so much that I feel as if I’d need to read it again to truly grasp it all. My favorite part about this novel is how much it has opened my eyes to how some people may see Christianity or the Bible. It has challenged me to continue to have an open mind because there are always new things to learn.