“Thinking can hurt your chances, and I intend to last. I know why there is no glass, in front of the watercolour picture of blue irises, and why the window only opens partly and why the glass in it is shatterproof. It isn’t running away they’re afraid of.

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The Handmaid's Tale

“Thinking can hurt your chances, and I intend to last. I know why there is no glass, in front of the watercolour picture of blue irises, and why the window only opens partly and why the glass in it is shatterproof. It isn’t running away they’re afraid of.

“Thinking can hurt your chances, and I intend to last. I know why there is no glass, in front of the watercolour picture of blue irises, and why the window only opens partly and why the glass in it is shatterproof. It isn’t running away they’re afraid of. We wouldn’t get far. It’s those other escapes, the ones you can open in yourself, given a cutting edge.”

What do you understand from the above excerpt?

Asked by wasika s #1302008 on 4/20/2023 2:14 PM

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 4/21/2023 11:29 AM

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 4/21/2023 11:29 AM

In context, the above quote is not referring to physical escape, but rather, emotional escape.... the ability to remove yourself from a situation and think for yourself.... distance yourself, all with the intention of protecting yourself.

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