A COMMEMORATION OF WOUNDS ENDURED: WRITING AS RESISTANCE IN MARGARET ATWOOD’S THE BLIND ASSASSIN
A COMMEMORATION OF WOUNDS ENDURED: WRITING AS RESISTANCE IN MARGARET ATWOOD’S THE BLIND ASSASSIN
Author(s): Marija GagićSubject(s): Gender Studies, Studies of Literature, Other Language Literature, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Филолошки факултет Универзитета у Бањој Луци
Keywords: Margaret Atwood; The Blind Assassin; fictive autobiography; l'écriture féminine; personal trauma narrative; self-sacrifice;
Summary/Abstract: Margaret Atwood’s The Blind Assassin depicts repressive patriarchal practices such as insistence upon the cult of Victorian womanhood and the sacrificial angel trope imposed on women in 1930s and 1940s Canada. Focusing on the protagonist, Iris Chase Griffen, the paper will explore the ways in which female voices are silenced within patriarchal structures, finding an outlet of resistance in the act of writing. The Blind Assassin utilizes the mode of fictional autobiography to challenge dominant male perspectives, as Iris rewrites her own history, realizing the potential for female agency and self-expression.
Journal: Филолог – часопис за језик, књижевност и културу
- Issue Year: 16/2025
- Issue No: 32
- Page Range: 505-518
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English
