Conflict in Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale: A Critical Discourse Approach

Conflict is a common but complicated phenomenon. It has been extensively researched in many domains, including philosophy, sociology, psychology, and linguistics. Using the Critical Discourse Approach, this study examines issue of self-society conflict The Handmaid’s Tale. significance work lies identification explanation discursive strategies that force ideological polarization positively portrayed self versus negatively other. purpose to answer two questions: what are used Tale create positive or negative representation, how these implemented? Five extracts from were examined using eight Van Dijk’s (2006). findings show pervasiveness Tale, which attempt transmit portrayal against presentation Students critical discourse analysis, communications studies, English, particular, may find useful.