The Study Of Identity Crisis In Atwood’s The Edible Woman

Abstract

This research aims to analyse the internal conflict that arises when Canadian women try to reconcile their sense of identity with the expectations of society at large. Numerous feminism-related themes are highlighted in Edible Woman, including women’s enslavement, male hegemony, the debate over gender roles, women as commodities, and consumerism. Margaret Atwood’s works show the pitiful side of Canadian women who are limited to predetermined positions that reflect a rigid moral code. They suffer from a permanent identity crisis. The rigidity of patriarchy, which promotes women’s traditionally feminine qualities and their subordinate status in society, drives women farther and deeper into servitude.