The Handmains Tale

At the end of chapter four there is a hint of sexuality. The handmaid talking, talks about she likes to imagine that the guards would think of her and her friend as sexual beings. She shakes her hips hoping that they become sexually aroused but know there is no way for them to take care of that at the moment. The men do not know what to do when they are aroused. In this time people were not allowed to take control of women and were not allowed to use any other means to satisfy their sexual needs. Everything has been taken away but their imagination. 

Althuogh these people have had so much taken away from them it is shown that they can still use their imagination to amuse themselves. The sexual tension that is spotted at the end of this chapter adds a small bit of excitement to this book so far. The Handmaids were people who had to hide most of their beauty. They were covered from head to toe in red cloth and had white hats atop their head. Their beauty is what is left to the imagination and what is under their red outfits. The girl in the story wants the guards to imagine what is under there and wants them to think of her as something sexual and someone to be desired as she desires the things she can no long have.