Part 1:
Lately I've felt conflicted. I've been thinking about Moira a lot. I think about how she escaped. I wonder if she's still alive. I imagine her outside of Gilead, living a normal life again. But this is only a story.
This story I tell myself, could it possibly be true? Or was she captured and sent to the Colonies? Even worse, was she killed? She must be alive, I haven't seen anyone who resembled her by the Wall, and the other Handmaid's are keeping an eye out for her.
Recently I've been contemplating whether or not I should follow Moira's actions. I could try to escape this dysfunctional, oppressive world of Gilead. I could find Luke and my daughter, and we could live a normal life again. On the other hand, I could be caught and sent to the Colonies with the Unwomen. I could also be killed.
These are the consequences that I have to considered. I want my life back, but what can I do in this protective world?
Part 2:
I chose to write from Offred's perspective, because in the book she seems to be very conflicted about a lot of things. She outwardly states some of her conflicts, but it can be inferred that she also is inwardly conflicted. I decided to write about Offred wondering if she should try to escape like Moira did, because Offred doesn't know what happened to Moira. She may have escaped Gilead, or she may of been captured. The reader knows that Offred doesn't agree with what is happening in Gilead and that she wants to find her family again. The only way for her to possibly to that would be to escape.
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