“Oh God, King of the Universe, thank you for not creating me a man. Oh God, obliterate me. Make me fruitful. Mortify my flesh, that I may be multiplied. Let me be fulfilled” (Chapter 30). This phrase is adapted from a prayer that traditionally says: “Blessed are you, Lord, our God, ruler of the universe who has not created me a woman”. Offred changes this phrase and instead thanks God for “not creating me a man.”. This change is ironic, as in Gilead, men are valued much more than women. However, even though she is subjected to rape and toture, Offred is able to have children (i.e. be “fruitful”), which gives her value in society. By following the idea of childbirth with the prayer “oh God, obliterate me” Offred conveys to the reader that having children will reduce her to nothing. In other words, Offred has to “obliterate” herself in order to have value in this patriarchal society. In 'Frankenstein', Victor says "life and death appeared to me ideal bounds, which I should first break through, and pour a torrent of light into our dark world". He takes on the role of God in creation. This opposes the handmaids' reproduction since they are taught to value God's input. Frankenstein highlights the importance of life when creating creature and shows a god-complex by attempting to create life. Shelly is saying that usurping God will lead to bad things.