Alot can be said, and is shown, of Offred's character in Chapter 7: she is exceptionally wise and optimistic. Gilead seeks to silence women- Offred rebels against this concept as she speaks of the horror of her experiences. I love her quote "Those who can believe that stories are only stories have a better chance. If it's a story I'm telling, then I have control over the ending." Granted Gilead shackles her physical body, she denies it control of her mind. This theme runs prevelant to that of a graffiti stencil I made in which Auguste Rodin's The Thinker sat headless and shackled aside the text "Free Your Mind"- no matter your physical captivity or situation, you are the only one who controls your mind, for it knows no boundaries except the ones you set. Offred understood this.
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