![]() ![]() “Blessed are the silent”: As Offred notes, this phrase was added by an Aunt or someone more powerful to teach the Handmaids that silence and submission are valued. “Blessed are the meek”: Aunt Lydia quotes from Matthew 5:5 but eliminates the subsequent “the meek…shall inherit the earth.” Offred points out this omission while taking a bath ahead of a Ceremony with the Commander and his wife. Handmaids are present at birth to encourage labor through repeated breathing chants. One passage from her opus: “Do not mistake a woman’s meekness for weakness.”īirthmobile: A small van that transports Handmaids to a fellow Handmaid’s birthing at her Commander’s house. They are responsible for teaching the Handmaids and grooming them for their duties under the respective houses of the Commanders.Ī Woman’s Place : The book written by Serena Joy prior to Gilead detailing her conservative beliefs. ![]() ![]() Angels: Considered heroes in Gilead, the high-ranking army of soldiers fights against various enemies and keeps guard of significant locations.Īunts: A class of typically older women who are “true believers” of the totalitarian ways of Gilead. ![]()
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