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September 10, 2025Edumania-An International Multidisciplinary Journal

“Disposable Women”: Class and Gender Oppression through Twelve Maids in Atwood’s The Penelopiad

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Atwood's reimagining of The Penelopiad reveals the hidden costs of patriarchal myths regarding women.
The twelve maids symbolize disposable womanhood, primarily affected by the intersecting oppressions of patriarchy and class hierarchy.
Employing feminist materialist theory and structuralism, the study argues that these maids are victims of a male-dominated narrative.
Atwood's retelling challenges the notion of loyalty and justice, exposing how myths can render female bodies expendable.

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This analysis uncovers class and gender oppression through the lens of twelve maids, highlighting feminist materialist theory and narrative reclamation.

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Kumar et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1954e9b7b07f3a0618b50 https://doi.org/10.59231/edumania/9142

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This analysis uncovers class and gender oppression through the lens of twelve maids, highlighting feminist materialist theory and narrative reclamation.

“Disposable Women”: Class and Gender Oppression through Twelve Maids in Atwood’s The Penelopiad

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“Disposable Women”: Class and Gender Oppression through Twelve Maids in Atwood’s The Penelopiad

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