The Future

     At the end of The Handmaid's Tale, we have what seems like a time skip into the future with historians discussing the events of The Handmaid's Tale. This ending somewhat changes our viewpoint on the story of The Handmaid's Tale, since their discussion shows that it is entirely possible that Offred never even existed. Perhaps the story was just Mayday propaganda. Along with this is the fact that we still don't know the true ending of Offred. Even if this ending suggests that Offred did exist and that Nick truly helped her escape, we have no idea if she actually made it across the border or if she was caught along the way. Though this does help to paint the first ending of the book in a better light, it still leaves one wondering what truly happened to Offred. The good news is that it does seem like Gilead eventually changed.