Symbolism Of Jones In The Handmaid's '
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jones is an old man that is in charge of the apartment building. he lives alone on and off. he takesin wommen, mostly prostitutes, whenever he feels lonely. at the beginning of the novel, min is living with jones. however as soon as jones sets his eyes on lutie he wants to dispose of min. jones thinks women are disposable. he has no respect for women and their needs and wants. from the beginnign the reader can tell that jones wants Lutie, "As his eyes followed her swift progress up the street,k he wished she hadn’t worn such a full coat so that he could have had a better view of her well-shaped hips as she hurried toward the corner… She made him more aware of the deadly loneliness that ate into him day and night(p. 85)." mrs.hedges runs a