Wife, Aunt or Martha??

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Springfern · 18/09/2019 21:27

What would you rather be? Obviously no one wants to be a handmaid!

(Ps Didn't know if this was the right place to post this but I don't think it would make much sense elsewhere)

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moonlight1705 · 19/09/2019 14:51

Aunt - they were allowed to read and write a bit.

Martha - for the community spirit

Wife - for the power!!! Nah, couldn't be a wife although technically if it happened here and now then that is what I would be.

cheesewitheverything · 19/09/2019 14:50

Martha, possibly. I'd like being around in the background, cooking and making tea (and eavesdropping and plotting) more than I'd like to be an Aunt /enforcer. The wives have probably the least choice about how they spend their time I think. Marthas at least can chat to others in the kitchen, but wives can't trust anyone for a chat.

FinallyHere · 19/09/2019 14:32

Good question.

I would only want to have my own choice, and thought that the whole point of the tale is that you didn't get a choice.

Really want to know why the women didn't rise up and smash the patriarchy. Oh, wait.

slipperyeel · 19/09/2019 14:09

Aunt

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