女犯格雷斯被描绘成各种各样的形象,邪恶的杀人凶手、狡猾的骗子和说谎者、无辜的受害者、美丽的女妖魔等等。然而,凡此种种不过是人们道听途说,根据各自的心理和需要臆想而来的。格雷斯自己的述说却没有理想的听众。作为听者的乔丹医生也无法胜任这个生死攸关的角色。阿特伍德藉由这个故事说明女性在以男性为中心的社会,女性没有听众,无人了解,因而无法获得真正的生存。 Graceful woman Grace is portrayed as a variety of images, evil murderer, cunning liar and liar, innocent victim, beautiful female demon and so on. However, all these are but people’s hearsay, imagined according to their own psychology and needs. Grace’s own account did not have an ideal audience. As a listener, Dr. Jordan can not do this life and death role. Atwood used this story to illustrate that in a male-centered society, women have no audience and no one understands, so they can not get real survival.