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In The Handmaid’s Tale, Atwood’s presentation of The Commander is complex, as he appears to be sympathetic and friendly; another victim of the society, yet, he is one of the founders of Gilead, and helped form the totalitarian regime. ...
Offred’s first encounter with The Commander is when he goes to her room and tries to see her. ... This is a clear example of Atwood’s presentation of the Commander; as a man who appears harmless, but with ominous undercurrents. ...
When the Commander invites her to his room, he is once again “violating custom. ...
The Commander’s relationship with Offred is selfish rather than charitable. ...
The Commander is portrayed by Atwood as being morally blind. ... This suggests that the Commander is a symbol of the hypocrisy of Gilead’s society. ...
Offred’s relationship with the Commander has parallels with the Nazi death camp guard’s mistress, whom she remembers from a Holocaust documentary. ... The Commander may appear to have “positively daddyish” qualities, but the reader recognises that he still remains “a monster,” like the Nazi camp guard. ... This is a prescient feeling, a forewarning of things to come, not just with her dealings in Gilead, but in her future relationship with the Commander”
The relationship made here between Offred’s former husband and the Commander, suggest that the male characters in the novel have ultimate power and control over Offred.
Approximate Word count = 1036
Approximate Pages = 4.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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