Offred's Love Affair with Nick

The Handmaid's Tale

The passionate and dangerous relationship between Offred and Nick.

increasing

Bearing strength in each event

decreasing

The First Touch The First Touch from "The Handmaid's Tale". The First Touch The Encounter Offred meets Nick in the sitting room. They touch, kiss. Both are shaking. It is illegal and thrilling.

The First Touch from "The Handmaid's Tale". The First Touch The Encounter Offred meets Nick in the sitting room. They touch, kiss. Both are shaking. It is illegal and thrilling.

The First Touch The Encounter Offred meets Nick in the sitting room. They touch, kiss. Both are shaking. It is illegal and thrilling. The Hunger Offred feels hungry for him. She wants to taste his skin. The desire is overwhelming. The Risk They know the danger. They push each other away. But the connection is made.

The Affair The Affair from "The Handmaid's Tale". The Affair The Secret Meetings Offred visits Nick regularly. They make love in the dark. She tells him her real name. He watches her face.

The Affair from "The Handmaid's Tale". The Affair The Secret Meetings Offred visits Nick regularly. They make love in the dark. She tells him her real name. He watches her face.

The Affair The Secret Meetings Offred visits Nick regularly. They make love in the dark. She tells him her real name. He watches her face. The Intimacy Offred feels safe with Nick. It is a cave against the storm. She knows it is a delusion, but she doesn't care. The Possibility of Pregnancy Offred thinks she is pregnant. She wants the child to be Nick's. The affair gives her life meaning.

The Escape The Escape from "The Handmaid's Tale". The Escape The Rescue Nick arranges for Offred's escape. He tells her to trust the men. He calls her by her real name. The Farewell Offred steps into the van.

The Escape from "The Handmaid's Tale". The Escape The Rescue Nick arranges for Offred's escape. He tells her to trust the men. He calls her by her real name. The Farewell Offred steps into the van.

The Escape The Rescue Nick arranges for Offred's escape. He tells her to trust the men. He calls her by her real name. The Farewell Offred steps into the van. She does not know if she will see Nick again. Their love is left unfinished. The Legacy Nick's fate is unknown. He may have been purged. Their affair is a brief flame in the darkness.

night after the Birth Day

late summer, regular meetings

near the ending