Spotty Handed Villainesses Margaret Atwood Summary

In turn, in ‘Spotty - Handed Villainesses’, Margaret Atwood criticises the contemporary notion that the identity of individuals is determined and limited by gender construction. Thus, she highlights the way in which literature inaccurately depicts the female gender and hence creates a restricting environment for women in a contemporary society. Atwood’s speech is about the importance of having a multi-faceted portrayal of female characters in literature, as a possible way to achieve gender equity. Her address is targeted towards an audience which is highly educated, thus, she employs an array of literary allusions to emphasise her promotion of diverse female identity. Atwood's rhetoric aligns with the relaxed informality of her forum. This