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Abstract
This thesis aims at exploring the thematic and technical similarities in selected novels by the white Canadian Margaret Atwood (b.1939) and the black African American Terry Mc
Millan (b. 1951). The novels at study are Atwood’s Surfacing (1972) and The Handmaid’s Tale (1985) in addition to Mc
Millan’s Mama (1987) and How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1996). Three similar themes are in focus: the theme of
identity, the theme of victimization and the theme of survival. Technical similarities include, among other elements, the employment of the journey as a controlling metaphor in the
events, the use of dualities such as victor/ victim, male/ female, culture/ nature, the handling of imagery such as the images of water, mirrors and making use of symbolism. The thesis reveals by analysis of the novels at study how the exploration of similar themes is matched by a similar development in
technique. Atwood and Mc Millan are pioneer writers who have succeeded, through their employment of a host of
technical devices to produce intricate, highly literary texts which are worth reading and appreciating.