english paper 2 - quotes

possible themes & quotes

identity and oppression - Handmaid’s tale

“my name isn’t Offred, I have another name, which nobody uses now bc it’s forbidden”

identity and oppression - The diet

“she was Anorexia’s true daughter”

identity and oppression - The woman who shopped

“she slept in footfall of shoes, bags, perfume”

identity and oppression - Tall

“her voice was a crowd, echoing back”

body and control - The handmaid’s tale

“my nakedness is strange to me already. My body seems outdated”

body and control - The diet

“She shrank to the size of a thimble”

body and control - The woman who shopped

“her bones turned to glass’

body and control - Tall

“her height was her soul”

Societal expectations - Handmaid’s tale

“blessed be the fruit”

societal expectations - The Diet

“her hips were the hope of a boy”

societal expectations - The woman who shopped

“her wedding ring sparkled like shopping mall lights”

societal expectations - Tall

“she marched in her sleep”

resistance / transformation - Handmaid’s Tale

“I intend to survive. This is a reconstruction”

resistance / transformation - The diet

“She floated above the floor, thin as a wish”

resistance / transformation - The woman who shopped

“she could no longer hear their words”

resistance / transformation - Tall

“she turned the starts upside down”