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Includes bibliography.
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Florida Atlantic University
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2016
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2016
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Much has been written about the effectiveness of speculative fiction, especially
utopian works. In this thesis I will examine the source of fear in Margaret Artwood’s
works The Handmaid’s Tale and Oryx and Crake using Sigmund Freud’s “The Uncanny”
to illustrate the terror of doubles as they appear in the novels. The terror in The
Handmaid’s Tale comes from the descriptions of distorted physical environments, while
the horror in Oryx and Crake emanates from the familiar yet twisted animals and
characters found inside the corporate compounds. Through the recognition of these
doubles as uncanny, Atwood’s work moves readers to cognition and social action.
utopian works. In this thesis I will examine the source of fear in Margaret Artwood’s
works The Handmaid’s Tale and Oryx and Crake using Sigmund Freud’s “The Uncanny”
to illustrate the terror of doubles as they appear in the novels. The terror in The
Handmaid’s Tale comes from the descriptions of distorted physical environments, while
the horror in Oryx and Crake emanates from the familiar yet twisted animals and
characters found inside the corporate compounds. Through the recognition of these
doubles as uncanny, Atwood’s work moves readers to cognition and social action.
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37 p.
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FA00004781
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Includes bibliography.
Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2016.
FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
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2016
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2016
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2016
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2016
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2016
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FA00004781
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Attributed name: Florida Atlantic University
Attributed name: Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Attributed name: Department of English
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Toulas, Rosemary
author
Graduate College
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37 p.
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The Terror of Utopia: Examining Doubles as the Source for Cognition in Margaret Atwood’s Fiction
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2016
2016
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Fla.
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Boca Raton, Fla.
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Title
The Terror of Utopia: Examining Doubles as the Source for Cognition in Margaret Atwood’s Fiction
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The Terror of Utopia: Examining Doubles as the Source for Cognition in Margaret Atwood’s Fiction