What happens to “the individual” in a dystopia?

     Typically, in a dystopia, the "individual" becomes a whole. The entire society is the individual, with only a few at the top, determined as the leaders. In The Handmaid's Tale, on the other hand, the "individual" is determined in a few categories; Handmaids, Marthas, The Commanders, etc. This is still very similar to the avergae dystopia because though there are more than one type of "individual," each category of individuals are  set up to function in the exact same way, and perform the same tasks.
     In The Handmaid's Tale, the Marthas and the Handmaids are treated on a much lower scale than the Commanders. As it shows in the name, the Commanders are pretty much at the highest ranking. Yet, this system is an interesting one. The societal hirearchy is determined by whether you are a sperm-producing husband, a woman who is able to become pregnant, or a woman whose tubes have been tied/not fertile. And yet, the women who are carrying the babies are treated the worst. These women are the Handmaids. They are not allowed to wear the clothes that they want, they are not allowed to live in their own home, and the most atrocious, they are not allowed to keep the baby that they have carried for nine months.
     This shows the similarities in most dystopian societies because of the fact that the citizens have lost almost all of what they once had, which is typically their right to live freely. This also shows in other dystopian societis such as, The Hunger Games, Divergent, and 1984.