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Mind Map by Holly Austin, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Holly Austin
over 10 years ago
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Nick
- Unsure if he is an Eye
or whether he was part
of the rebellion
- Suggested he is part of the
Underground Femaleroad as he
tells Offred the men coming for her
are there to help her escape
- Suggested he is part of the
Underground Femaleroad as he
tells Offred the men coming for her
are there to help her escape
- Offred worries about
how she comes across
to Nick when the
Commander takes her
to Jezebel's
- Shows Offred is conscious of
Nick's perception of her,
suggesting Offred wants Nick to
like her and not think lowly of her
- Shows Offred is conscious of
Nick's perception of her,
suggesting Offred wants Nick to
like her and not think lowly of her
- "I'll give up Nick"
- "The fact is that I no longer
want to leave, escape, cross
the border to freedom. I want
to be here, with Nick, where
I can get at him."
- Contradicts herself as she says she
doesn't want to leave because of him,
yet she's willing to sacrifice him if she
can leave
- Contradicts herself as she says she
doesn't want to leave because of him,
yet she's willing to sacrifice him if she
can leave
- Shows that whilst they have
sexual chemistry, Nick is
dispensable to Offred
- Shows Offred will do
anything to survive and
considers Nick a great
sacrifice
- Suggests Offred really does cherish him
as she draws parallels between
sacrificing her body and Nick,
suggesting he is important to her
- Suggests Offred really does cherish him
as she draws parallels between
sacrificing her body and Nick,
suggesting he is important to her
- "The fact is that I no longer
want to leave, escape, cross
the border to freedom. I want
to be here, with Nick, where
I can get at him."
- Nick acts as the
go-between for the
Commander and Offred
- Reminds Offred of Luke
- Adultery (Luke was married when he and
Offred met; Offred is supposed to be
committed to the Commander and producing
a child for him)
- Luke is a symbol of love
whilst Nick is a symbol of
lust
- Adultery (Luke was married when he and
Offred met; Offred is supposed to be
committed to the Commander and producing
a child for him)
- Nick signifies guilt, passion, rebellion
and how Gilead has affected men too
(he is not allowed a wife and has to
work for Commander)
- He is Offred's confident towards
the end as she reveals everything
about Ofglen, the rebellion and
even her real name
- Shows she trusts him and
seeks someone to talk to
- Shows she trusts him and
seeks someone to talk to
- "No romance... okay?"
- Whilst a symbol of passion, Nick
makes it clear he doesn't want to
commit to Offred
- Nick shows affection towards Offred
before Serena Joy suggests that
Offred indulge in a sexual relationship
with him (he kisses her when he finds
her out of bed instead of reporting her)
- Whilst a symbol of passion, Nick
makes it clear he doesn't want to
commit to Offred
- Affectionate and caring
- Makes Offred 'promise' to
stay safe and not arouse the
Commander's suspicions.
- "Neither of us says the word love,
not once. It would be tempting fate;
it would be romance, bad luck"
- Offred says they don't call it love because that would jinx it -
suggests she considers it love and this sentiment might be
reciprocated as she uses the inclusive pronoun 'us'
- Offred says they don't call it love because that would jinx it -
suggests she considers it love and this sentiment might be
reciprocated as she uses the inclusive pronoun 'us'
- Makes Offred 'promise' to
stay safe and not arouse the
Commander's suspicions.
- Attentive to Offred
- When Serena Joy threatens Offred after
discovering she and her husband have
been having an affair, Nick stops
whistling to pay attention.
- Nick supposedly keeps
Offred's secrets and helps her
escape.
- He may have been motivated
to do so because Offred says
she thinks she pregnant with his child
- Could have alternatively
been an Eye and handed
Offred over
- He may have been motivated
to do so because Offred says
she thinks she pregnant with his child
- When Serena Joy threatens Offred after
discovering she and her husband have
been having an affair, Nick stops
whistling to pay attention.
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