I’ve been thinking about this a lot while rewatching and I’m curious how others see themselves in that world.
As a man, I’d normally and automatically have more privilege than women in Gilead. But I’m also gay, which kinda flips that. Being what they literally refer to as a ”gender traitor” is basically a death sentence if there’s any proof.
So I keep going back and forth about what I would actually do. Would I try to survive by hiding it and playing along? Would I risk everything and resist? Would I choose death over living in a system like that?
Death might be the “easier” way out but this question is more about living in Gilead, not escaping it.
And realistically, I don’t even know if I’d get that choice. If there were any evidence of me being gay, I’d probably be executed pretty quickly. If not, maybe I’d force myself to be a part of the society as an economan purely for survival. I don’t know which is worse between that or death. I wouldn’t be able to live with myself knowing I’m part of that society.
I’m curious about what would happen to you in Gilead based on who you are? Would you be relatively safe, or in danger? Would you try to adapt, resist, escape or something else? And most importantly, what would you want to do, even if it’s not what you realistically could do?
Interested to hear different perspectives!