Character profile
Ofglen
Offred’s walking partner, a Handmaid with brown eyes, slightly plumper, wears red gloves, has been partnered for two weeks. Walks silently beside Offred, avoids looking at people, remains wary during the market visit. Ofglen suggests passing by the church, bows in prayer, hints at personal grief, and appears to act for show. Accompanies Offred past the Wall, shares the farewell "Under His Eye", shows ambiguous emotion at the Econowife funeral, and departs quietly. Offred notices Ofglen sitting two seats away, helps pass a cup of grape juice during the ceremony. Ofglen appears more comfortable with Offred, shares a direct stare, asks about God and prayer wheels, advises safety, and helps navigate the street toward the river. Ofglen shares secret information about the resistance and the Wall hangings. Ofglen shares detailed rumors about Janine’s pregnancies and the fate of her recent baby while kneeling beside Offred at the Prayvaganza. Ofglen’s involvement wanes; she whispers less, focuses on weather, and appears to give up on Offred. Pulls Offred into the second line of the Particicution, later claims the condemned man was a political prisoner and that she knocked him out. A new woman assuming the role of Ofglen appears, thinner with a beige face, greets Offred with ritual greetings