Monday 10 October 2011

Themes in Atwood's Writing

In Margaret Atwood's writing, it's easy to see several noticable themes in many of her works.

The most noticable is the pro-feminism in her stories. The roles women are given are roles normally given to men.
Also, a reoccuring theme is that of sexual  violence. The Handmaiden's Tale and Alias Grace are prime examples of this.
She is known to re-build fairytales and the like to create something entirely new. Such as  Alias Grace, murder and mystery are not new. The way she writes it, though, gives it a spin on the "could have beens".
However, the most noticible is the trait of feminism and the extreme roles given to the women. Grace Marks (whilst based on a true story) is personified by Margaret Atwood, and given a more in-depth role, which expands on Atwood's own belief on feminism.

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