Images Of Dandelions In Literature

he yellow flowers which Offred refers to are specified as dandelions within her narrative. The image of the dandelion may at first seem to serve as a useful intervention in the flower imagery as it has been used as a symbol of power and resistance throughout other literature as the plant itself is, in fact, a “weed”— something that is constantly trying to be destroyed and yet remains persistent in its continued growth. Atwood even alludes to this power in a single line when she likens a dandelion to an egg: “There is a dandelion in front of me, the color of egg yolk” (Atwood 274). It would be remiss to ignore the suggestion this sentence makes about the relationship between these two objects. As eggs, especially within the context of this novel,