Imagine growing up in a society where all women are useful for reproduction. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood is an excellent novel about what could potentially be the fate of the future one day. The main character, Offred, moves into a new house where she is there to perform "rituals" with the Commander, head of the house, so that she can hopefully reproduce. Basically, she is a sex slave and giving birth to a healthy child is all she wants. Additionally, if she has a child, she will be treated better, which can be stressful for these women. The Commander and his wife are higher up in society and have all the power over Offred. The Commander is a key character because he can get rid of Offred if he doesn't like her and he has all the power. The two end up having a secret relationship where Offred begins to trust him. In the book, the Commander is portrayed as a fairly trustworthy character for Offred, but the film adaptation was quite the opposite. In the novel, the Commander wanted someone to talk to who wasn't his wife and he confided in Offred. The movie, however, makes him want to have fun and only use Offred for a short time. There are three important scenes that portray the Commander differently in the film than in the book, serving to create a different mood. The first scene that created a different atmosphere in the film adaptation compared to the original atmosphere took place when Offred goes to meet the Commander for the first time. Commander in his office. In this scene, there is tension between the two characters from the film and the novel. The film had differences that caused the commander to have alternate motivations. However, as the scene continued in the book, the mood began to become more relaxed in the middle of a paper......and trouble, there was no hatred towards him and it did not lead to him being murdered. like in the film version. The film adaptation created a completely different mood when it involved scenes involving the Commander. It portrays this character as something completely different from how he is portrayed in the books. By having the Commander portrayed differently, this then created a major difference in the relationship Offred had with him. Additionally, because this character created a different mood during certain scenes, the film unfolded differently than what was initially intended in the novel. It shows how a film adaptation can completely change the context of the novel and create a whole new mood depending on how they decide to portray each character. Works Cited Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid's Tale. Ballantine Books, 1985. Print.