Topic B
Moira, Offred’s friend from before she was a handmaid, is a character involved in a struggle in her society. Moira is a strong willed woman who does not like to be controlled and oppressed. Against her will, she ends up at the Red Center, where women are trained to be handmaids. Moira resists this fate the entire way. She talks to Offred in the bathroom through a hole in the stall, risking a lot. There is also an instance when Moira tries to escape. When the Aunts catch her, they hurt her feet to the point that she cannot walk. Moira knew that she would be punished, but she tried to regain her freedom anyway. Later, Moira corners an Aunt and threatens her. Moira makes the Aunt switch clothes with her and this gives Moira the opportunity to escape. Moira was the only woman in the Red Center that resisted and she got her freedom somewhat back. Compared to the alternative life for Moira, being a handmaid, I think that her resistance was not in vain. Moira ends up working at the place where Commanders bring handmaids to have sex and where they can have sex with prostitutes. Although this is not an ideal lifestyle and she still has to hide (because places like where she works are illegal) she still has freedoms that Offred does not have. I think that because Moira resisted, she is able to live life in the best way possible for her considering the circumstances.
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