"I hunger to commit the act of touch." (11)
Atwood uses this short line to foreshadow what is to come in Offred's life. She so desires just to touch someone, but then later, when she has the opportunity for contact with the Commander and Nick, she doesn't enjoy it as much as she thinks she will. With the Commander it's more of a friendly relationship in her mind, whereas he begins to think of her as a prostitute, essentially. With Nick, though, she wishes it was more. He sees it as a duty, and Offred desires romance and real intimacy. She hasn't been with anyone since Luke, and at this point, the reader doesn't even know who Luke is.
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