Marian MacAlpin
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Marian MacAlpin is the conflicted young protagonist of Margaret Atwood’s novel "The Edible Woman," whose struggles with identity and societal expectations are central to the book’s feminist themes.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| ageInFiction | young adult ⓘ |
| appearsInLanguage | English ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | The Edible Woman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | second-wave feminism (in literary criticism) ⓘ |
| centralThemeRelation |
feminist themes
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identity crisis ⓘ societal expectations ⓘ |
| characterInGenre | feminist fiction ⓘ |
| climacticAct | bakes and presents a woman-shaped cake ⓘ |
| createdBy | Margaret Atwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Canadian (Margaret Atwood) ⓘ |
| criticalReceptionContext | often discussed in feminist literary criticism ⓘ |
| experiences |
alienation from her own body
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anxiety about marriage ⓘ conflict with traditional gender roles ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| foodRelatedMotif | progressive inability to eat certain foods ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasCreatorRole | author ⓘ |
| includedInCurriculum | university literature courses ⓘ |
| literaryEra | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | early example of Atwood’s exploration of female subjectivity ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | first-person focalizer in parts of the novel ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | shifts from first person to third person around mid-novel ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | Canadian ⓘ |
| occupationInFiction | market researcher ⓘ |
| relationshipWith |
Ainsley (roommate and friend)
NERFINISHED
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Duncan (friend and love interest) NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter (fiancé) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork | protagonist of "The Edible Woman" ⓘ |
| setIn | Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strugglesWith |
conformity to middle-class norms
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loss of autonomy ⓘ |
| symbolicActMeaning | rejection of being metaphorically eaten or consumed ⓘ |
| symbolicallyAssociatedWith |
food and consumption
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objectification ⓘ |
| symbolizes | resistance to being consumed by patriarchal expectations ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction | 1960s ⓘ |
| undergoes | psychological transformation ⓘ |
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