Margaret Atwood's use of Gender Bias

The constant struggle for gender recognition is apparent through out history. A variety of past and present literary works show the continuing struggle, in such works as, The Canterbury Tales and The Bible (McCombs 281-2). Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales reveals his gender bias against women. For example, two women described in Chaucer's Prologue to the tales are the Nun and the Wife of Bath. People see the Nun as corrupt because she wears jewelry, …

…references to The Bible. Again, showing what the characters are afraid of helps female readers relate to her novels. In addition, Margaret Atwood also reflects gender bias toward females in two different time periods to certify the lasting ability that bias has on society. Gender Bias towards the female is clear in Margaret Atwood's two novels The Handmaid's Tale and Surfacing by exhibiting reactions by women, women victims, and how society values females. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**