The Handmaid's Tale pg. 1-49

What the hell is going on?!?! This story is so confusing! So basically what i've gotten out of this is that this woman, was once free and then is now basically a sex slave to make babies and get food. She doesn't like to call her room hers, and she thinks that every man wants to make a pass at her. Shes kinda crazy and this story is just absolutely confusing...Maybe talking about it in class will help me understand better.