Handmaid's Character Analysis
As a commander its character are usually seen as a powerful man who takes a lot of control over people. In this novel the commander is sympathetic depending who the person is but usually a monster because as a commander you must learn to not tolerate with foolish behavior given by anyone. So if someone is misbehaving you must not have grief and let them go, the role of an commander is that you must take control and do what must be done. If you are too nice of a person and feels sympathy all the time how does that make you a commander? Your status will seem low, others will feel as if you don’t have much power and that can lead to others trying to take over you. In the Handmaid’s tale the commander is sympathetic towards Offred than
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Do what? he said. Try to touch me like that, when we’re … when she's there. Did i? he said. You could get me transferred, i said. To the colonies. You know that. Or worse. I thought he should continue to act in public, as if i were a large vase or a window: part of the background, inanimate or transparent. I’m sorry, he said. I didn't mean to.” ( Atwood. 209) Offred tells the commander to never try to touch her in a certain way but the commander does not realize it he gets confused and ask her what she was talking about until he realize at first he hadn't even notice he was doing that. Although commanders are usually a monster and evil, towards Offred he is not, he even apologize to her and usually as a commander you do not apologize to anyone because usually commanders are always right even if you try to argue back.
In conclusion commanders usually have the highest power and are very well known many people see the commander as a monster in the Handmaid's tale but Offred has a different point of view in him. That's only because they personally got to spend a bit time together and both Offered and commander satisfy eachother. Usually being a Handmaid's for a commander both cannot develop any kind of feelings for eachother but just do the task that’s being as as how it’s really suppose to be. This is what makes the commander so sympathetic because he has so much compassionate towards
Do what? he said. Try to touch me like that, when we’re … when she's there. Did i? he said. You could get me transferred, i said. To the colonies. You know that. Or worse. I thought he should continue to act in public, as if i were a large vase or a window: part of the background, inanimate or transparent. I’m sorry, he said. I didn't mean to.” ( Atwood. 209) Offred tells the commander to never try to touch her in a certain way but the commander does not realize it he gets confused and ask her what she was talking about until he realize at first he hadn't even notice he was doing that. Although commanders are usually a monster and evil, towards Offred he is not, he even apologize to her and usually as a commander you do not apologize to anyone because usually commanders are always right even if you try to argue back.
In conclusion commanders usually have the highest power and are very well known many people see the commander as a monster in the Handmaid's tale but Offred has a different point of view in him. That's only because they personally got to spend a bit time together and both Offered and commander satisfy eachother. Usually being a Handmaid's for a commander both cannot develop any kind of feelings for eachother but just do the task that’s being as as how it’s really suppose to be. This is what makes the commander so sympathetic because he has so much compassionate towards