In the two books Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, and Margaret Laurence’s The Fire Dweller’s, the protagonists are very different in character. However, both of these women lost their identity due to an outside influence. In each of the books we see the nature of the lost identity, the circumstances which led to this lost identity and the consequences which occurred as a result of this lost identity. In the book …showed first 75 words of 2033 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2033 total…main character’s that were forced into a loss of identity by an outside influence. The initial changes may have varied, but they both shared in similar consequences. The deprivation of their identities, caused them both to lose contact with themselves; in meaning, contact with their former identity. And therefore, their initial being is lost forever. Bibliography Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid’s Tale. Toronto: McClelland-Bantam Inc, 1985 Laurence, Margaret. The Fire Dwellers. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1969