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The Red Tulips Offed Analysis

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Offred’s description of the red tulips depicts symbolism, as her past is reflected in her narrative of the tulips. The primary focus of the tulips isn’t on its blooming color, but the dark color, which Offred refers to as “cut”. Offred herself could’ve been similarly “cut”, in that something crucial was taken from her or her past was depressive. However, Offred also refers to the tulips as “beginning to heal” perhaps implying that she is starting to develop an optimistic outlook on her current

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