Ada is a friend of Melanie’s who becomes Nicole’s guardian after Gilead operatives murder Neil and Melanie. Throughout her childhood, Nicole sees Ada but does not know her, and finds her strange and intimidating. However, after Neil and Melanie die, Ada takes Nicole into hiding with her. There, Nicole learns that not only is Ada a Mayday operative who helped smuggle her out of Gilead when she was a baby, carrying her through the Vermont woods in a backpack, but she has also been watching over Nicole for her entire life. In the short time they spend together, Ada becomes nearly a substitute mother figure, watching over Nicole and protecting her while they are on the run from Gilead’s agents. When Nicole and Agnes finally make it out of Gilead and into Canada, Ada is there to meet them on the shore.
Ada Quotes in The Testaments
The The Testaments quotes below are all either spoken by Ada or refer to Ada. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 32
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“Gilead’s not shy about killing,” said Ada. “They’re fanatics.” She said they were supposed to be dedicated to virtuous godly living, but you could believe you were living virtuously and also murder people if you were a fanatic.
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Ada Quotes in The Testaments
The The Testaments quotes below are all either spoken by Ada or refer to Ada. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 32
Quotes
“Gilead’s not shy about killing,” said Ada. “They’re fanatics.” She said they were supposed to be dedicated to virtuous godly living, but you could believe you were living virtuously and also murder people if you were a fanatic.
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