9. “I used to think of my body as an instrument, of pleasure, or a means of transportation, or an implement for the accomplishment of my will . . . Now the flesh arranges itself differently. I’m a cloud, congealed around a central object, the shape of a pear, which is hard and more real than I am and glows red within its translucent wrapping.” (Pages 73-74):
In this passage Atwood contrasts the way Offred used to feel about her body to the way she now feels about her body. Atwood depicts Offred feeling as if her body is now an object; her body is controlled by others and told what to do. Her purpose is to get pregnant and reproduce.
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