![]() Similarly, more characters in the show than in the book identify as LGBTQ. We’re told non-white people “were removed from society and resettled in ‘the National Homelands.'” (Likely they were killed or enslaved.) In the series, many of the characters are non-white, including June’s husband, daughter and best friend. In the book, the leaders of Gilead separate people of different races, much as the Nazis did. And, frankly, the change makes her a more likeable character, a rulebreaker akin to another one of Elisabeth Moss’ characters, Peggy on Mad Men. In part, Miller explained, he thought it would be more interesting to create a large gap between Offred’s internal and external monologues: Internally, she’s indignant. When Ofglen later asks Offred to spy on her commander, Offred chooses not to. When the government first outlaws jobs for women, she does not take to the streets to protest. In the book, Offred is a passive character. MORE: Margaret Atwood and Elisabeth Moss on the Urgency of The Handmaid’s Tale Offred is more headstrong June is also more rebellious in the show than the book (more on that below), so revealing her real name to the audience feels like an appropriate act of defiance for this iteration of the character. It would be difficult to film flashbacks in which no characters used June’s name. Likely, the writers chose to reveal her name for practical purposes. At the end of the first episode of the show, Offred reveals that her real name is, indeed, June. ![]()
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