And not to diminish or in any way diminish the seriousness of her statements, she exercised her right to free speech but made some very controversial statements. Regardless of what he said, does that give the state, government, or any other established entity the right to take away his property? Many times we get caught up and get so angry demanding immediate action and change that we don't realize we might be violating our own freedoms by taking away someone else's. This is exactly the essence of Atwood's message, which further confirms his point through the character of Serena Joy, the commander's wife who was a well-known television personality whose speeches, as Offred, the main character, recalled, "were about holiness of the home, about how women should stay at home" (45). Offred found these talks and Serena's seriousness frightening (46). One of her most significant reflections on Serena's promotion of these traditional values ​​is how Serena reacts to the reality of being a wife in Gilead: "She no longer makes speeches. She has become speechless. She stays in her house, but not seems to agree with her. How furious she must be, now that she's been taken at her word" (46). Atwood's main character, Offred, is initially portrayed as the ideal conformist, unlike her friend Moira and her mother who are established.