The Handmaid’s Tale
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June ’s pinna tag is one of the most notable pieces of her kit inThe Handmaid ’s Tale , and here ’s what it is and why she wo n’t remove it . There is all sort of worldbuilding withinThe Handmaid ’s Tale , with the world of Gilead forcing all kind of strange practices and tradition on its subjects . The ear rag that can be see on June is one of the most interesting instance of this , with it tying into the broader practice ofThe Handmaid ’s Tale’sdystopian world of Gilead .
The Handmaid ’s Taleseason 6has finally get in , with it wrapping up Hulu ’s hit adjustment of Margaret Atwood ’s novel . June has been through a sight during her sentence in Gilead and outside of it , with her constantly having to face Modern challenges and hardships as she essay to take down Gilead and get her daughter Hannah back . AlthoughJune is now alfresco of Gilead , with her only pussyfoot back into the country for Mayday deputation , she still has many scars from her time within the tyrannous state , both genial and forcible .
All Handmaids Are Forced To Wear Ear Tags - Are They Trackers?
& Several Other Theories
Inthe world ofThe Handmaid ’s Tale , the handmaid are squeeze to go through a variety of dehumanizing handling , and the auricle tags are one of them . Every handmaid in Gilead is force to wear an pinna ticket , with them being clamped to their upper ear . Throughout her meter in Gilead , June has had two ear tags . Although she now lives outside of Gilead , June still chooses to wear her pinna shred , which many fans consider a strange pick based on the tag ’s potential America .
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A usual misconception withinThe Handmaid ’s Talefanbase is that the ear tag are GPS tracker . However , within the world of the show , this has never been confirmed . rather , the GPS tracker notion is just a devotee theory . Another hypothesis is that these ear tag use RFID to identify handmaid , similarly to how RFID tags are used on cattle . It could also be that the ear tags are just used to create fear in the handmaids , with them being led to believe that they have GPS trackers in them . If they did , however , Gilead would n’t have so much trouble finding some of the runaways , peculiarly take that June is still wearing hers .
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June Did Remove Her Ear Tag Before
In The Handmaid’s Tale Season 2
June has had an ear tag on for the majority ofThe Handmaid ’s Tale , but not for the entire time . InThe Handmaid ’s Taleseason 2 , June essay to break away Gilead once again . Part of her scheme involved her cutting off her own ear tag . The brutal , bloody , and memorable scene find out June trim back off a clump of her own ear , murder some of her cartilage with the tag . This could have come with the fear that the pinna tag was a GPS tracker , with June believing that she would n’t be get if she removed the tag .
Sadly , when June was recaptured , she was impel to get another pinna tag . This second ear tag is the one that is still on June inthe terminal time of year ofThe Handmaid ’s Tale , with her stay on to wear it even after escaping Gilead . The ear tag could have been removed once she got to Canada , with June ’s decision to keep the tag creating an interesting thematic component .
Why June Won’t Remove Her Ear Tag A Second Time
It Acts As A Reminder Of Gilead
When need about the ear tag , June explains that she is run to keep fatigue it , with her only removing it once all of the handmaids are free . This is a powerful statement , asJune is apparently refusing to draw a blank her past until she block Gilead from being the present of so many others . Many lover go for that we will get to see June take away the tag at the end ofThe Handmaid ’s Taleseason 6 , at last ridding herself of Gilead always .
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woefully , this moment probably wo n’t be materialize inThe Handmaid ’s Tale . Hulu has already announcedThe Testaments , a sequel serial based on Margaret Atwood ’s 2019 book of the same name . The Testamentstakes place several class afterThe Handmaid ’s Tale , with Gilead still reigning supreme . Although more and more somebody are turning against Gilead , thing like the auricle tag are still in place , mean that June ca n’t reach her goal in Hulu’sThe Handmaid ’s Tale .
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