Theme of Sneakiness in Atwood’s The Blind Assassin

Abstract

The aim of the present research is to find out the theme of sneakiness in the
novel The Blind Assassin by Attwood. The study investigates that the characters in the
novel are intentionally or unintentionally the victim of deception shown by Iris. This
sneakiness is the bi-product of postmodern hyper-reality and the late capitalism as
proposed by Boudrillard and Jameson respectively. Almost every character in Blind
assassin is the direct or indirect victim of the postmodernity experienced by the
Canadian society and the same portrayed by Atwood in the novel. This study is
conducted through the analysis of the major characters and their roles they play in the
action of the novel. This role seems to be reflective of their inner psyches. Sneakiness
being a part of postmodernism has a constant slippage to the postmodernity of
Canada. Atwood’s novel seems best example of this. The research attempts to explore
the answer to the question whether it is true that Iris plays a major role in developing
theme of sneakiness in The Blind Assassin and attempt also to seek the justification for
the same behavior exhibited by leading characters question.