EXPLORING THE REPRESENTATION OF SOME THEMES IN MARGARET ATWOOD’S NOVEL THE HANDMAID’S TALE
EXPLORING THE REPRESENTATION OF SOME THEMES IN MARGARET ATWOOD’S NOVEL THE HANDMAID’S TALE

Summary/Abstract: The paper aims at analyzing and exploring some feminist themes: discrimination, sexual objectification, oppression, patriarchy, stereotyping in Margaret Atwood’s novel “The Handmaid’s Tale”. We have chosen this novel since it thoroughly explores the male dominance with all the elements coming with it. Margaret Atwood is a strong observer and analyst of power. She analyses it from different points view and at different levels: power at the level of state, society, individual relations, and individual self. The purpose of this article is to highlight the themes of feminism in the fictional novel mentioned. This novel, although published in 1985, has become better known since the release of the TV drama series with the same name, in 2017. The article can be useful to students focusing on the Canadian fictional novels with a particular interest in feminism.

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