Motifs of transformation in four novels of Margaret Atwood

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dc.contributor.advisorFincham, Gailen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorGribble, Jillen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-30T06:37:58Z
dc.date.available2014-12-30T06:37:58Z
dc.date.issued2000en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: pages 229-235.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe dominant theme that Margaret Atwood foregrounds in her writing is that of victimisation, whether she is writing of the victimisation of a country, of a minority group, of animals or of an individual. She adopts the position that through acknowledgement of that victimisation, and a refusal to accept the role of victim, it is possible to become a creative non-victim. It soon becomes evident from Atwood's writing that victimisation of one kind or another is what underpins the powerful patriarchal constructions of society. In each of the four novels discussed in this thesis Atwood's female protagonists, all victims of patriarchy, transform themselves, through accessing their creativity, using it transgressively, and overcoming the strictures of patriarchy upon their lives.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationGribble, J. (2000). <i>Motifs of transformation in four novels of Margaret Atwood</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of English Language and Literature. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10510en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationGribble, Jill. <i>"Motifs of transformation in four novels of Margaret Atwood."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of English Language and Literature, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10510en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationGribble, J. 2000. Motifs of transformation in four novels of Margaret Atwood. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Gribble, Jill AB - The dominant theme that Margaret Atwood foregrounds in her writing is that of victimisation, whether she is writing of the victimisation of a country, of a minority group, of animals or of an individual. She adopts the position that through acknowledgement of that victimisation, and a refusal to accept the role of victim, it is possible to become a creative non-victim. It soon becomes evident from Atwood's writing that victimisation of one kind or another is what underpins the powerful patriarchal constructions of society. In each of the four novels discussed in this thesis Atwood's female protagonists, all victims of patriarchy, transform themselves, through accessing their creativity, using it transgressively, and overcoming the strictures of patriarchy upon their lives. DA - 2000 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2000 T1 - Motifs of transformation in four novels of Margaret Atwood TI - Motifs of transformation in four novels of Margaret Atwood UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10510 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationGribble J. Motifs of transformation in four novels of Margaret Atwood. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of English Language and Literature, 2000 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10510en_ZA
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dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of English Language and Literatureen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.titleMotifs of transformation in four novels of Margaret Atwooden_ZA
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