THE IDENTITY ISSUES AND FEMINISTIC HINTS IN THE WORKS OF ALICE MUNRO AND MARGARET ATWOOD
https://doi.org /10.59982/18294359-23.14.2-sh-09
Abstract
The main purpose of this article is to represent the visible identity issues in the works of Alice Munro and Margaret Atwood as Canadian authors, as well as to focus on their female voices as examples of feminist literature. In their works, both authors strive to show their feminine emotions and feelings, trying to raise a number of questions related to identity and women. As Canadian literature experienced its existential crisis in the 20th century, there was a need to protect and give Canadian literature a greater voice. That is why the issues of preserving identity and creating its vision arose. And that was the reason why the best field of expression for Alice Munro and Margaret Atwood was literature, through which they tried to express themselves, thereby showing their feminist views. Through their works, the authors try not only to show certain questions and problems regarding the equality of women’s rights but also to offer their own solutions that can be useful in the concepts of feminist literature. Both Alice Monroe’s and Margaret Atwood’s literary works tend to reveal the inner emotions, conflicts, riots, and resulting intrapersonal manifestations of a woman as an individual.
Keywords: Canadian literature, Identity expression, feminist views, vision, Post-Colonial mindset, merging of cultures.
PAGES : 95-105