Golden brown (“ never a frown with golden brown”) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2o_HupXq1g&list=RDW2o_HupXq1g&start_radio=1 This song connects to the text. The part where they say “never a frown” can connect directly to Ofred because of how persistent she is. Ofred puts up with a lot of stuff, especially from men and society, and she still finds ways to bypass and pursue her dreams. She dreams of getting out of the prison-like place she is in, and she wakes up and perseveres through struggles every day. An example of her persistence is when she says, “I rub butter over my face, work it through my skin, there is no longer any hand lotion or face cream.”-pg96 This is showing how persistent she is every day to keep herself clean and continue to maintain being healthy during the situation she is in. ofred continues to show up for people. In chapter 19, Ofred went to watch another handmaid give birth, even though she doesn’t really like her

curse(“they love you then they hate you thats the curse”) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HX7gxETG6k&list=RD3HX7gxETG6k&start_radio=1 This connects to the theme of The Handmaid’s Tale, which has a lot to do with rape and horrible men. This song, “Curse,” talks about love and hate. Love and hate are an overarching theme in The Handmaid’s Tale because men want to use women for their bodies and not actually because they love them. For example, the ceremony that they have are horrible and all the women are uncomfortable doing it. Another example is when Ofred and the doctor are talking about how she needed to have a baby, and the doctor said that he could have the baby with her. Ultimately it seems nice, but when you think about it, the doctor wouldn’t be having a horrible time while giving her a baby. For the part about hate, they are so terrible to the handmaids the whole time they are there. They are treated with little to no respect.

impossible(“nights like this nights like this, I wish I could do the impossible”) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLMB6-AHTXI&list=RDfLMB6-AHTXI&start_radio=1 This can connect to chapter 18 of The Handmaid’s Tale when she is thinking about Luke and all these scenarios that could have happened to him. Although she isn’t fully mourning Luke she is still thinking about him. The text stated “lying in bed, with Luke, his hand on my rounded belly. The three of us are in bed. The thunderstorm outside the window. He rolls over with me.” When hearing this, the reader is triggered to feel some type of way for being that we have all experienced something like this, but way less extreme. Later in the chapter, Ofred begins to think more and more about her family, like her mother and daughter. The part of the quote where it says “ I wish I could do the impossible” is connected to Ofred trying to move on, but it feels impossible because her family haunts her in a way that she can’t stop thinking about it

Chamber of reflection(“alone again”) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQsF3pzOc54&list=RDpQsF3pzOc54&start_radio=1 The song Chamber of Reflection is perfect for this entire story because it is about loneliness and being hurt. I also think that the name “chamber of reflection”-pg103 has a lot to do with The Handmaid’s Tale because all of the handmaids do a lot of reflection while they are out and about doing the things that they are supposed to do. The theme of the chamber of reflection, I feel, connects to a lot of the handmaids due to the terrible situation that most of them are in, like loneliness affects Ofred every day, and the other handmaids. Then the line in this song, “alone again,” also connects to the theme of loneliness in this story. Most of the handmaids are alone, and on top of that, they aren’t with their families, which causes them to be even more lonely

ghost(“and if i can’t be close to you I’ll settle for the ghost of you.”) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fp8msa5uYsc&list=RDFp8msa5uYsc&start_radio=1 This song can connect to Ofred missing her mother. Ofred’s mother played a massive role in Offred’s feminist belief system, so the fact that her mother isn’t there to help and support her is heartbreaking to Offred. Ofred felt secure once she saw her mother in the film, but she later realised the horrible fate that could have happened to her mother. In the future of the book. I think that Offred will continue to follow in her mother’s footsteps once she gets the resources to do so. In the video, Ghost Justin Bieber has a strong connection to his mom, and we can see that he puts in efforts to talk to his mom every day and show her that she cares. Offered is similar, but the fact that she cares so much and follows in her mom’s footsteps shows the care and the connection to the song Ghost