Offred

Offred is a fictional character from Margaret Atwood's novel "The Handmaid’s Tale." She is a woman living in a dystopian society where women have lost many rights and are assigned specific roles. Offred is a "handmaid," a woman forced into reproductive servitude to produce children for the ruling class. Throughout the story, she navigates her constrained environment with a mix of resilience and longing for freedom, all while secretly questioning and resisting her oppressive regime. Her perspective offers insight into themes of power, control, identity, and resistance within a totalitarian society.