The Handmaid's Tale pages 49-99

In this section we see a lot of change taking place. First of all we learn that Moira has escaped. Through an ingenious plan Moira was able to disguise herself as Aunt Elizabeth and get her way out of this place. Offred also has an intesting meeting with the Commander. He invites her to play a game of scrabble and asks for a meaningful kiss at the end of their "date." I am not sure as to why the commander is doing this but the first thought that ran across my mind is that maybe he is testing her knowledge because he is afraid of what she is capable of doing. The words Offred was spelling out showed that she must be very intelligent. At the end Offred starts reflecting about the holocaust, and is starting to make a sort of connection.