Trust

English Seminar
By Katie Allamoradi, Lexie Cranfield and Gillian Cook
How is Gilead an untrusting
society?

(Consider the Eyes, etc.)

In Offreds case, does trust amount
to vulnerability or empowerment?

(Consider her relationship with sanity, the

resistance, and the other characters)
 What kind of trust does Offred have with the
resistance?
(Consider Ofglen, Nick and the resistance as a whole. Why might
she trust or mistrust them?)
Analyse the effect of Offreds paranoia throughout the
novel and her ability to trust.

(Why is she paranoid? Consider the past and present events.)

Discuss the relationship of trust between Offred and...

The Commander
Nick
Serena Joy
Moira
The Handmaids
The Marthas