20.500.12556/DKUM-98036 Under Her Eye: A Comparative Stylistic Analysis of Visualised Sensory Imagery in Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale and Its Graphic Novel Adaptation m. a. thesis Pod njenim očesom: primerjalna stilistična analiza vizualizacije čutov v Deklini zgodbi Margaret Atwood in v istoimenskem risoromanu magistrsko delo This thesis examines sensory representation in the eight “Night” chapters of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale (1985) and its visual realisation in Renée Nault's graphic adaptation (2019). It aims to identify an underlying connection between the protagonist's use of sensory perception and her expression of constrained freedom. Adopting a comparative stylistic and close-reading approach, the study analyses how the five senses (e.g., olfactory, gustatory, visual, auditory, and tactile) function within the narrative structure and how they are reinterpreted in the graphic medium. The analysis demonstrates that each sensory mode exhibits distinct characteristics and engages differently with themes of restriction and resistance. Olfactory and tactile elements are closely associated with control and limitation, whereas visual and auditory modes more frequently facilitate subtle acts of defiance. Although such elements occur more frequently in the original novel, they remain central to the adaptation, where they are conveyed through a range of textual and visual strategies, including graphological variation and visual amplification. The thesis ultimately argues that sensory representation operates as a key narrative mechanism through which perception, control, and autonomy are negotiated across both works. Magistrsko delo obravnava čutno podobje v romanu Deklina zgodba Margaret Atwood in v njegovi priredbi v risoroman avtorice Renée Nault ter izhaja iz predpostavke, da senzorično zaznavanje v obeh delih ni zgolj estetski ali opisni element, temveč pomemben nosilec pomena. Osrednji predmet raziskave je način, kako se osnovni čuti (okus, voh, vid, sluh in tip) pojavljajo v pripovedi ter kako so povezani z Odfredinim doživljanjem sveta, z njenim spominom, identiteto in predvsem z njenimi poskusi ohranjanja vsaj minimalne osebne svobode v totalitarnem sistemu Gileada. Delo izhaja iz širšega konteksta Atwoodine distopije, ki družbo gradi na nadzoru ženskega telesa, odvzemu pravic, kraji plodnosti in sistematičnemu razčlovečenju. V takšnem svetu se zaznava lastnega telesa in okolice izkaže za eno redkih preostalih oblik individualne avtonomije. Margaret Atwood Renée Nault The Handmaid’s Tale graphic novel sensory imagery Margaret Atwood Renée Nault Deklina zgodba risoroman podobje true true false N. Čop Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Magistrsko delo/naloga 2026-05-10 11:27:44 2026-06-03 13:48:33 2026-06-04 03:08:19 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 Maribor 0 Maribor 1 spletni vir (1 datoteka PDF (X, 77 str.)) 0000-00-00 NiDoloceno NiDoloceno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 821.111(71).09-312.9Atwood M. E.(043.2) 280326659 MAG_Cop_Noemi_2026.pdf MAG_Cop_Noemi_2026.pdf 1 8A9BD534B988D13B500FC4A5806DC1E4 0969f3c2c45172e7c4aebf79ef095fbda1333ef1c3951452041114d306cf5037 ffcaf46c-4c53-11f1-905d-00155d0001a1 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=205965 Filozofska fakulteta 0 0 0