In the novel, The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood, Offred and Ofglen visit the Wall every chance they get to witness the hanging bodies from it. The wall is located past the church and the main function of the wall is to keep the citizens of Gilead from escaping or opposing higher authority. According to the narrator, Offred, “No one goes through those gates willingly. The precautions are for those trying to get out...”(Atwood 31). In order to keep their power, the high-ranked men of Gilead have added more security to the wall such as alarm systems and barbed wire. Consequently, no one willingly goes through the gates because they know that it is near impossible to even get inside of it. Even though the main function is to keep the
