After reading the book, one of the most prominent feminist characters to me is Moira. In the book flashbacks, we put together that Moira was was  one of the people who kept Offred sane in the real world and in the training center. Moira is introduced as a college friend who is not afraid to say what she thinks, and throughout the novel is there for Offred in one way or another. When Offred loses her job, Moira is the first person to come over, and in the center Moira offers Offred comfort because she is a familiar face and a symbol of rebellion against the Aunts.

One of the reasons why Moira’s role in the book is so powerful to me is because of the history she has with Offred. Moira has been there from the beginning and since Moira is familiar to Offred, she also becomes familiar to the reader. For us and for Offred, Moira has been there from the start and she is confirmation to how crazy the Repoublic of Gilead is. So I was kind of surprised when the movie version decided to have Moira and Offred meet in route to the training center. I get that it makes more sense if the directors want the movie to have more of a chronological order than the book, but I felt that the decision took away a big part of Moira’s character. Movie Moira disproves of the situation (and will probably still try to rebel against the Aunts) but by removing her history with Offred she doesn’t ground Offred in the same way that book Moira does.