The Handmaid's Tale: Chapters 13-15

Before the current conditions, women were kept in the Red Center. The had to testify about their past lives and what the were involved in. Offred speaks of how her body used to be her tool, and now it is viewed as nothing more than a uterus. Her only function is childbearing.
After bathing and eating, Offred must attend the Ceremony. At the ceremony, the Commander reads from the Bible and the women eat. Mainly, the verses read are pertaining to childbearing.
The main theme expressed in these chapters pertains to the removal of Offred's happiness, and the implementation of one purpose which consumes her daily life, rather than leading an average life. Offred's freedoms are taken away, and she has a certain way of life forced upon her, as has occurred many times to different groups throughout history.

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