Moira

• ' She'd dismantled the inside of one of the toilets and taken out the long thin pointed lever. '


  • figure of rebellion
• 'Moira marched straight out the front door. '


  • not difficult to escape, citizens fear harsh punishments
  • indoctrination drives their thoughts and actions
  • satirises strict surveillance
• ' Moira had power now ... she was now a loose woman. ' 'Moira was our fantasy. '


  • defied the Gilead regime, no longer in its control
  • freedom seems unfeasible to Offred