"She said: 'Because they won't want things they can't have.'" (117)

          Offred's tone in this passage is defiant, especially with the earlier line "She did not say: Because they will have no memories, of any other way." This shows how important memories are. Without memories, people will never know if they are getting what they truly deserve. Offred feels that women deserve better than submission and control by men, and that they should know that there is another way.