Friday, April 17, 2009

New Book #3

So i was very curious about what the commander is going to do to Offred when Nick ask Offred to go to the commander's room late at night. But it turned out that the commander just wanted to play Scrabble with Offred. I was surprise that Offred actually won the first game..or may be the commander was just taking it easy on her since she is a woman. But Offred let the commander win the 2nd game on purpose..at the end it was shocking that the Commander kissed Offred and seemed like he actually enjoyed it.. After that night, Offred meets with the commander regularly at night and from that, i think the commander is a very lonely man and that he really enjoys having Offred to company him at night. I still can't believe the commander would practice the ritual with Offred after developing a friendship with her. But then again...if the commander can have sex with a woman that is more than 30 years younger than him in front of his wife...im sure he can do it with Offred without any embarrassment. During the ritual..the commander touched Offred, whereas before..he would just do it with Offred like it is a duty without any feelings...but this time...i feel that the commander is beginning to enjoy the ritual with Offred.

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  1. Yea I feel the same way about the Commander, John. I thought he was trying to get a little more out of their relationship without Serena Joy finding out. I wonder what is the punishment for that kind of behavior in their society? It seems like maybe the Commander could be executed and get in major trouble because it is basically breaking the Gilead laws and their society runs on very strict laws. They are even told what to wear. Do you also wonder why Nick obeys the Commander and helps him "break the law?" I do not think the Commander would be embarrassed to have sex with Offred after their little meeting because it is part of their life to have sex like that.

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