Ideological representation of women's oppression in Margaret Atwood's the handmaid's tale : a critical discourse analysis
Joint Authors
al-Shammari, Huda Aziz Muhyi
al-Khazraji, Nida Husayn Fahmi
Source
Issue
Vol. 2021, Issue 138 (sup2) (30 Sep. 2021), pp.15-22, 8 p.
Publisher
University of Baghdad College of Arts
Publication Date
2021-09-30
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
The abuse of women is an issue that persists throughout the ages till the present time because people are still living in a world of a dominated idea which is known as man is the self and woman is the other.
So the objective of this research paper is to argue this global issue using Van Dijk's Ideological Square (1998) as a framework so as to examine the ideologies that underline the use of language in The Handmaid's Tale.
It is hypothesized that the ideology of oppression is exposed in the novel throughout using the ideological strategies of positive- self presentation and negative-other presentation.
Ultimately, it concludes that the novelist employs both, male and female, characters to consistently ridicule and offer negative coverage about women and to increasingly align and offer favorable comments about men to present the world of patriarchy from a different perspective.
The abuse of women is an issue that persists throughout the ages till the present time because people are still living in a world of a dominated idea which is known as man is the self and woman is the other.
So the objective of this research paper is to argue this global issue using Van Dijk's Ideological Square (1998) as a framework so as to examine the ideologies that underline the use of language in The Handmaid's Tale.
It is hypothesized that the ideology of oppression is exposed in the novel throughout using the ideological strategies of positive- self presentation and negative-other presentation.
Ultimately, it concludes that the novelist employs both, male and female, characters to consistently ridicule and offer negative coverage about women and to increasingly align and offer favorable comments about men to present the world of patriarchy from a different perspective.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Shammari, Huda Aziz Muhyi& al-Khazraji, Nida Husayn Fahmi. 2021. Ideological representation of women's oppression in Margaret Atwood's the handmaid's tale : a critical discourse analysis. al-Adab Journal،Vol. 2021, no. 138 (sup2), pp.15-22.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1275087
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Shammari, Huda Aziz Muhyi& al-Khazraji, Nida Husayn Fahmi. Ideological representation of women's oppression in Margaret Atwood's the handmaid's tale : a critical discourse analysis. al-Adab Journal No. 138 (Second supplement) (Sep. 2021), pp.15-22.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1275087
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Shammari, Huda Aziz Muhyi& al-Khazraji, Nida Husayn Fahmi. Ideological representation of women's oppression in Margaret Atwood's the handmaid's tale : a critical discourse analysis. al-Adab Journal. 2021. Vol. 2021, no. 138 (sup2), pp.15-22.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1275087
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 21-22
Record ID
BIM-1275087