The Handmaid's Tale Freedom

Within the book The Handmaid's Tale, the narrator describes her freedom; however, her freedom seems more like confinement. Aunt Lydia explains to Offred that there is "freedom to" and "freedom from" and that they are now living in a version of "freedom from." This freedom from can be considered as protection or security in what is believed the best for the handmaids. The Handmaids are bound by many rules of what they cannot do, cannot wear, and cannot say. Aunt Lydia also states that this freedom should not be taken for granted implying that there could be worse situations. In my opinion, this so called freedom is more similar to confinement. Even though it may seem that this keeps the women safe, they are unable to do anything for themselves