A Corpus-Driven Narratological Exploration: Unraveling the Dystopian Discourse in Margaret Atwood's Oryx and Crake

Abstract

Corpus narratology is a study that applies corpus methods to analyze narrative text form, structure and narrative effects. By employing the corpus software AntConc 3.5.7, the author uses the concordance and word list functions to explore the narrative perspective and the characterization of Oryx and Crake, the dystopian novel by the Queen of Canadian Literature Margaret Atwood. The purpose of this study is to carry out quantitative analysis and qualitative research on Oryx and Crake, through the method of corpus to analyze Margaret Atwood’s narrative flexibility, and to provide a new perspective to appreciate narrative arts and understand dystopian literary works for people.