Status of Woman in Margaret Atwood's the Edible Woman and Surfacing Muhuntarajan C*, Dr. Sowntharya Y. L.** *Assistant Professor, Department of English, KSR Institute for Engineering and Technology, Tiruchengode, India **Assistant Professor, PG and Research, Department of English, Vellalar College for Women, Tamilnadu, India Online published on 5 April, 2016. Abstract The status of woman has always been a subject of change in society. For centuries, it has been a strenuous struggle for a woman to ensure her freedom in all aspects. Subordination and suppression of woman is common everywhere irrespective of the country and race. Further, woman has been marginalized and the woman writers are left invisible. Throughout the world, the woman writers, though forceful and rich in writing, are hardly recognized as writers. Margaret Atwood, in her novels, depicts the inner urge of women who strive to break all the barriers created by men and establish an identity of their own. This paper deals with the selected works of Margaret Atwood and her use of imagery and symbol to depict the status of women in a hostile society. Top Keywords New woman, society, imagery, symbol, self-identity. Top |