Quotation 9

"Moira was like an elevator with open sides. She made us dizzy." 

Offred is contemplating on the events following Moira's escape. She thinks of her bravery and her cleverness in the operation. Now that she has escaped, Moira is a marvel to all the other women. But, due to being accustomed to limited lives, the idea of freedom scares the other women, and they will not follow in her footsteps. p.133