LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 17:4 April 2017
ISSN 1930-2940

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Intrapsychic and Interpersonal Conflicts in
Margaret Atwood’s The Edible Woman

J. Esther Margaret, M.A., M.Phil., (Ph.D.)
Dr. K. Ravindran, M.A., M.Ed., M.Phil., Ph.D.


Abstract

Margaret Atwood, one of the most prominent women writers of Canada has displayed remarkable insight into the working of a woman’s mind. In her novel she has skillfully depicted the inner urges and conflicts in a woman’s mind and her need for self- realization. She sensitively portrays the minute disturbances caused in the minds of her protagonists through various memories and experiences of life. These internal disturbances have a strong impact on their life causing a sense of insecurity and suffocation in their relationships.

Keywords: Margaret Atwood, Edible Woman, Irrational fears, Insecurity, Abnormality, Anxiety, Self-Knowledge.

The Edible Woman, a Realistic Novel

Margaret Atwood’s maiden novel The Edible Woman (1969) is a realistic novel that deals with the predicament of women in a male dominated society. It projects the diverse gestures of womanhood through the lives of various women characters. It appeals for a fundamental change in the gender relations that exist in the society in order to provide women the equal status that they rightly deserve. It appeals for a fundamental change in the gender relation that exists in the society.

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J. Esther Margaret, M.A., M.Phil., (Ph.D.)
Associate Professor in English
Bishop Appasamy College of Arts and Science
129, Race Course Road
Coimbatore – 641018
essie_cbe@yahoo.co.in

Dr. K. Ravindran, M.A., M. Ed., M.Phil., Ph.D.
Associate Professor & Head
Postgraduate & Research Department of English
Government Arts College
Coimbatore - 641 018
Tamilnadu
India
kamalravi02@gmail.com
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