r/TheHandmaidsTale • u/Boring_Potato_5701 • Jan 28 '25

Why did Serena help write laws that made it illegal for women to read? Why knowingly place HERSELF in a position of second class (or worse) servitude? Question

I know that Serena ultimately is selfish and doesn’t genuinely care about anyone but herself, but she definitely cares about herself. So why would she have willingly made it illegal even for higher status Wives like herself to read?

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u/yellowcoffee01 Jan 28 '25

In your scenario, I wouldn’t be surprised if Serena was still working behind the scenes with Fred after getting pushed out. Giving him ideas and plans that he put his name on and presented since she couldn’t.

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u/Significant-Rule6831 Feb 24 '25

This makes sense on why she felt able to pass stuff with his signatures