After no sign of pregnancy, Serena suggests that the Commander may be sterile. She decides to look for a new man, and she gives Offred a cigarette. Offred considers eating the cigarrette and saving the match.
The Commander has taken to drinking while with Offred. He asks for her opinion of the republic. Offred and Ofglan attend a Prayvaganza. Wives sit in one section with their daughters, Marthas and Econowives sit together, and handmaids kneel in a corner. Janine brings in a new wife. Janine's baby was deformed, and she reveals that she slept with a doctor to get pregnant. At the prayvaganza, the wives' daughters are married.
The commander insists that the republic has provided protection, saying that arranged marriages are much better than falling in love.
Yet again, the book portrays history repeating itself. The conditions under which Offred lives resemble that of a prisoner. She savors things that remind her of some sense of normality, and she does her best to make them last as long as possible. Also, handmaids attend mandatory events in which they are further brainwashed. The concept of arranged marriages exists in the republic, which is a concept that has been overcome many times throughout history.
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