Why is it so much worse for Offred this time?
The question title is deliberately vague because I don't want to spoil anything.
Every ceremony in The Handmaid's Tale is a rape scene, but the one suffered by Offred in S02E10, The Last Ceremony, is particularly hard on her.
Why that time?
And why does she show vulnerability rather than maintaining a stoic strength like before? Why does she struggle that time, when it doesn't look like she has done so before?
Best Answer
She struggles also (in part) because it was an unscheduled ceremony. Not really a ceremony at all, even though they wound up in the same position. This was sprung on her; she had no time to prepare, physically or mentally.
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What does Offred struggle with?
The central conflict of The Handmaid's Tale arises as Offred struggles to preserve her sense of herself as a human being under the oppressive regime of the Republic of Gilead. This struggle takes place across three timelines.How has Offred changed?
In her affair with Nick, too, Offred becomes absorbed by a physicality and autonomy that Gilead has denied her, and she turns away from participating in Ofglen's plans. When the possibility of escape finally comes at the end, it comes through Nick, rather than a plan Offred puts in place herself.How is Offred oppressed?
Claiming that becoming a Handmaid is a choice is an excuse the society uses to force the Handmaids to participate in this dehumanizing ritual. Through this technicality, Gilead systematically oppresses the Handmaids. Offred's internalized oppression is evident as she accepts the systematic oppression of the Ceremony.How is Offred weak?
Offred's biggest weakness is her own cowardice, and she admits this herself. Her fear holds her back at every turn, whether she's trying to get information from Ofglen or planning to steal something from the Commander's Wife. Interestingly, this plays into another weakness of Offred's: her self-loathing.The real reason your aim is still terrible
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Answer 2
Because she is pregnant
Offred is pregnant during the "ceremony" performed during this scene. The fact that this is happening whilst her baby is inside her, and is close to being due, would make the act that bit more of a violation.
Offred is also worried that it will hurt the baby when she says
It could hurt the baby.
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