The Concept of Feminism to Liberation in Atwood's the Edible Woman

Margaret Atwood, the Canadian feminist writer is concerned with the issues and
the problems of the Canadian women. By addressing the concerns of the Canadian
women folk, she represents the socio-cultural, economic and political back-drop
of the Canadian women. Feminism is the condition in which an individual gets
an opportunity to act according to his or her own will. This feminism to liberty is
restricted to women in a male dominated society.  It is believed that a woman is
subordinate to man. Atwood portrays her protagonists as women thriving to achieve
freedom and emancipation. Atwood, with a wide Canadian cultural canvas, depicts
the essentials of woman’s sense of individuality in her novels. She has to initially
overcome the physiological hurdle as being a woman, and then establishes herself as
an individual. Atwood depicts Marian in The Edible Woman as a liberated woman
releasing herself from the clutches of marriage. In this novel Marian, protagonist
liberates herself from the women related problems and begin to subscribe to a
style of living where she is ample space for individual’s desires and ultimately, for
absolute freedom. However, one should remember that the protagonist willingly
position herself within the framework of her east and west society.