The quote reveals how Gilead has created the idea that Handmaid's are possessions. If something is valued is does not mean that it is cared for. While someone may want a certain object it does not necessarily mean that that object will be loved or looked after. In relation, something of value has an owner. This is how the Handmaid's are treated. They are valued and wanted by society because of the fertility they possess but they do not receive any love from their owners. Offred compares herself to this because she is treated as a possession, owned by Gilead. She can have no rights, opinions, or thoughts and she must do what Gilead tells her to. She is considered to be state property by Gilead. All Handmaid's are state property. Handmaids are
