The mere idea that someone had the courage to write this gives her hope, regardless of what the sentence means. Pray these words in church. This sentence and a pillow with "faith" written on it are the only things he can read. Hope also comes in the form of Moira, who has fearlessly escaped from the center and, for all Offred knows, may still be fighting for her freedom. Offred escapes her reality by losing herself in the stories of her past, some jovial, some tragic, and some banal. Soon he actually manages to escape and frees himself from the Commander. The audience is left wondering, in the end, whether Offred is truly free. In order to tell her story uncensored, Offred must be free, as this is not something women can do in Gilead. And, in the very act of telling her story, she frees herself from the horrible past to which she is tied