The Edible Woman Study Guide

The Edible Woman

The Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood

  • Marian MacAlpin is the protagonist, and the first-person narrator during Part One and Part Three of the novel.
  • Ainsley Tewce is Marian's roommate.
  • Peter Wollander is Marian's boyfriend, and later, fiancĂ©.
  • Len Slank is a bachelor friend of Marian's from college.
  • Clara Bates is another friend from college; Clara drops out second year to marry Joe and has 3 children
  • Duncan is a graduate student with whom Marian has an affair.
  • Lucy is one of three "office virgins"
  • Emmy is one of three "office virgins"
  • Millie is one of three "office virgins"
  • Mrs. Bogue
  • Fischer Smythe is one of Duncan's roommates.
  • The Landlady is Marian and Ainsley's land lord, allegorically representing traditional female ideals.

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