Gender and Victimization in Margaret Atwood's Surfacing
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Surfacing (1972), de Margaret Atwood, un clásico contemporáneo hoy en día, ha despertado el interés de todo tipo de críticos. Algunos de los elementos más destacables de la novela atañen al feminismo, un movimiento con el que la autora canadiense ha tenido un gran compromiso. Este trabajo aborda dos aspectos específicos en la obra de Atwood en relación con el mencionado enfoque crítico: género y victimización. Se hace así una lectura exhaustiva de la novela a fin de detectar y analizar minuciosamente los principales ejemplos de uno y otro aspecto. Se presta especial atención a los personajes femeninos (Anna y la protagonista sin nombre), hipersexualizadas y victimizadas en el microcosmos patriarcal que se representa en la historia.
Palabras clave: Atwood, feminismo, género, victimización, hipersexualización, patriarcado
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