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