The Man from Mars

By Margaret Atwood
Group Member :
- Aliq Devan Arinal Haq
(2201420045)
- Naufal Hanif Al Habib
(2201420080)
- Ilham Hanifal Islami
(2201420090)
Content

Plot Character & Characterization

The sequence of events that make The position of the characters
up a story and how they are depicted in the
story

The Relationship
How the story is related to gender
equality, gender role
 Plot
Plot
Chronological plot

Synopsis
An affluent girl finding a stronger sense of self-esteem and worth
through a series of events generated by an older Asian man that seems to
become attracted to her and stalks her, albeit harmlessly. The female
character, Christine comes from a wealthy family. She has two beautiful
sisters and mother. She is homely and overweight, but athletic. She has
been the outsider, even her male friends treat her as if she is male.
 Plot
When the Asian character, whose name is never mentioned in the story,
shows attraction to her and starts to follow her relentlessly, she tries to avoid
him, but the stalking turns into a game of how-to-get-away-from-him and
escape daily. As the stalking continues, other men start to take notice and
are curious about the “invisible” Christine.
From then on, she consequently gains self-esteem and a sense of
control over her life, she feels like a temptress. She fears the Asian
character somewhat but also enjoys the attention in a strange sort of way.
The Asian character is ultimately deported back to his Asian country, and
Christine discovers that she was not the only one that the Asian character
stalked, which deflates her self-esteem once again.
 Character & Characterization

Christine Man from Mars Christine’s Mom

- Thoughtful - associated with poverty - Well-preserved
- Tolerance - mysterious - Tolerance as Christine about
- Wealthy - femininity to masculinity Non-White
- Masculinity to femininity - Care about her daughters
 Relationship
The relationship between the short story "The Man From Mars" by Margaret Atwood
is Pertaining to gender roles, in the male point of view, generally speaking, men are the
chaser: creating bonds before relationship, proposing marriage, and so on.

As to gender equality, men are above women in society. It is not related to the current
days as much but we can see some practices taking place.
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