Feministic Approach in the novels of Margaret Atwood

Authors

  • Maninder Kaur Research Scholar, GNA University, Phagwara
  • Dr. Disha Khanna Faculty of Liberal Arts, GNA University, Phagwara

Keywords:

Margaret Atwood, Feminism, Gender Politics, Women’s Movement, beliefs and attitudes

Abstract

The current paper aims to concentrate on feminism in Margaret Atwood's books. It then provides the work's conclusion after illuminating human life's paradoxes with a focus on feminism. This essay makes the claim that feminism and inward exploration are strongly related. There are two choices available to everyone: one is to dwell in a world of make-believe like an ostrich, and the other is to enter the room and confront reality. While the first technique would be very handy and pleasant, the second would force one to change their beliefs and attitudes. Atwood is drawn to the second alternative and searches for the truth because she is sure that nothing else will adequately reflect the current circumstances. The standing of women in the household and the function of women outside of the home are the main topics of the essay.

References

Moss John, A Reader’s Guide to the Canadian Novel, Ontario: McClelland and Steward, 1987, p.1.

Showalter Elaine, "Toward a Feminist Poetics," Women’s Writing and Writing about Women, London: Croom Helm, 1979.

Fiona Tolan, Margaret Atwood: feminism and fiction, Costerus (Atlantic Highlands); Rodopi, Volume 170, 2007.

Louisa May Alcott, A Long Fatal Love Chase, Random House Edition, 1995.

Eleanor Rao, Strategies For Identity: The fiction of Margaret Atwood, (New York: Peter Lang, 1993), p.24.

Toril Moi, The Feminist Reader: Essays in Gender and the Politics of Literary Criticism (London: Macmillan; and Cambridge, Mass.: Blackwell), 1989, pp. 115-32.

Showalter Elaine, "Toward a Feminist Poetics," Women’s Writing and Writing about Women, London: Croom Helm, 1979.

Carol Ann Howell, Margaret Atwood; New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005, p.213.

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Published

2022-09-30

How to Cite

Maninder Kaur, & Dr. Disha Khanna. (2022). Feministic Approach in the novels of Margaret Atwood. Innovative Research Thoughts, 8(3), 75–81. Retrieved from http://irt.shodhsagar.com/index.php/j/article/view/1150