Offred is a woman on a journey through a culture not too far from our present one. ... The women are slaves, and their only rights lie in their restriction: they have been granted freedom from speech, freedom from choice, and freedom from identity. ... His crime actually was that he was a member of the Underground Femaleroad and a political enemy of the state. ... Envy radiates from them . . . ... Dignity was stripped from the Handmaids, more specifically Offred. ...

• Word Count: 1783
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School