Symbols Handmaids Tale:
The symbol of "red" is shown throughout the book. Red symbolizes the inner rebellion of everyone in the society. Even though outwardly people do not show the resentment they have for the rules and restrictions of their society, by wearing red they all secretly feel it. They don't know what they feel or why but something about their society is wrong and too limiting. The idea of the handmaids is absurd and everyone knows it but because of the leaders who tell them that its okay, they don't completely realize it. "Everything except the wings around my face is red: the color of blood, which defines us" (Atwood 8). The color of blood, red, represents the rebellion rushing through everyone's veins. They know that the way in which they live is wrong.
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