UNRAVELLING OF THE PSYCHE IN MARGARET ATWOOD’S SURFACING
SUMA GILBERT
Assistant Professor, Postgraduate Department of English Teresian College, Mysuru-570029, Karnataka, India 

https://doi.org/10.33329/rjelal.7119.1618

Abstract

Preponderance of fantasy, myth, social realism and parody characterizes the fictional works of Margaret Atwood. Victimization being one of the recurrent themes of her writings, Atwood’s endeavour has been to focus on the Canadian identity. What contribute to her uniqueness are her inimitable way of rendering the psyche, the alienation of individuals and scathing criticism of the patriarchal society. In Surfacing, the enigmatic novel, the past and present are inextricably interlinked, leading to the self – discovery of the nameless protagonist. The novel is enriched by the writer’s profundity of vision, the feminist perspectives and the dexterity with which she exposes the interior vision of the narrator and observation of the real world. Keywords: Eco–feminism, Feminism, schizophrenia,consciousness, patriarchy, and commercialization

Key Words: female sensibility, self consciousness, journey, womanhood etc.

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