The Female Body in Margaret Atwood's Life Before Man
Abstract
This article presents a critical examination of the female body as a contested site in Margaret Atwood’s 1979 novel Life Before Man, interrogating how corporeal representations intersect with feminist discourses on identity, subjugation, and resistance.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Gender and Feminist Studies
Literary Theory and Cultural Hermeneutics
American and British Literature Analysis
Publication details
- Journal / source
- International Journal of Leading Research Publication.
- Volume
- 7
- Issue
- 2
- Publication date
- 19 February 2026
- Language
- EN