Every month there is a moon, gigantic, round, heavy, an omen. IT transits, pauses, continues on and passes out of sight, and I see despair coming towards me like famine. To feel that empty, again, again. I listen to my heart, wave upon wave, salty and red, continuing on and on, marking time.
The quote from "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood reflects a profound sense of despair and the passage of time. The imagery of the moon as a giant, heavy omen suggests a looming sense of doom that the character feels every month. The cyclical nature of the moon mirrors the repetitive experiences of longing and emptiness that plague her. This feeling of despair is portrayed as an unavoidable, almost predatory presence,...