IS SERENA JOY A VICTIM, VILLAIN, OR BOTH?
BY PAT, LUCY, ELLIE AND ANGUS
VICTIM
VILLAIN
She is a victim
- Unhappy
- Ceremony
- Unloved
- Not what she envisioned
- "Get up & get out" - views on the ceremony
- pg. 106
She is a villain
- originally pushed for the creation of Gilead
- abusive towards Offred
- mean
- unhealthy relationships with the handmaids
- pg. 25
She is both
- Religious
- a part of an oppresive society that she helped create
- Too stubborn to admit it
- Past self an advocate for the system
She is both