The past she remembers also contains details of her need for communication in details hidden among the writing styles chosen by the author. The style used by the author to approach the first chapter, conveying Offred's backstory, includes elements of imagery and sensory details that give insight into the setting of the place which helps with the purpose and meaning of the text, the syntax of contrasts and of binary oppositions incorporates a strong meaning later in the story which is outlined in the first chapter and finally the idea of ​​time passing in the first chapter outlines the thoughts of the characters which implant behaviors and social notions which become deeper as the story progresses . Therefore the style of the first chapter provides a lot of details about the story from different aspects and subtle details about the main character which outlines the main character's need to relate to his past to escape reality.