There, women were divided by career-legal professionals over here, doctors over there. When the Gileadean revolution began, Aunt Lydia was rounded up with several colleagues and taken to a stadium. (In case this isn’t obvious, one last warning: major spoilers ahead for The Testaments!) But Atwood’s understanding of Aunt Lydia feels more organically complex than the show’s, and the ultimate fate she chooses for the character is a fascinating one Atwood gives her an ending almost as ambiguous as the one Atwood chose for June in The Handmaid’s Tale all those years ago. Given all that, Atwood’s choice to make Aunt Lydia the de facto protagonist of her just-released Handmaid’s Tale sequel, The Testaments, is a risky one. Bruce Miller’s Hulu adaptation of the novel has tried to add nuance to the character, even giving her an emotional backstory-but the show’s efforts can feel contrived as they aim at creating sympathy for a character who hardly seems to deserve it. She is a figure immune to cajoling or deceit she is ruthless. This post contains spoilers for The Testaments.įew figures in Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale are as purely terrifying as Aunt Lydia, the imperious instructor who indoctrinates handmaids into Gilead’s new world order.
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