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Essay / Theme of unorthodoxy in The Handmaids Tale - 1093
He is responsible for maintaining and driving the commander's vehicle. Nick displays unorthodox behavior from the start. Acts as insignificant as a wink at Offred. These small acts only show a very small part of who he really is. Nick is also the instigator of the secret meetings of Offred and the commanders. The fact that he keeps these meetings secret shows his support for unorthodox behavior. His lack of orthodoxy, however, manifests itself mainly through his encounters with Offred. The first meeting between them takes place in the darkness of the night, Offred describes: "He puts his hand on my arm, draws me to him, his mouth on mine, what else comes d 'such denial?' (Atwood 98). Nick and Offred's secret romance breaks a lot of rules, but they both love breaking the rules. Both enjoy meeting and continue to meet. Nick develops throughout the book to become an extremely unorthodox character, but that unorthodoxy may have been there before Offred even knew him. As the meetings between Nick and Offred continue, they discover that Offred may be carrying Nick's child. Nick's final unorthodox act comes when he has to save Offred. He wants her to go there with her eyes, because he knows something that she doesn't. He said to her: “Everything is fine. It's Mayday. Go with them. ”(Atwood 293). Nick was part of Mayday, a secret organization aimed at overthrowing the government. This takes the highest level of unorthodoxy proving just how devoted Nick is to