{...} he often talked to himself and he was the best conversationalist he knew; {...}
Margaret Atwood
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In Margaret Atwood's novel "Alias Grace," the protagonist reflects on her tendency to engage in self-dialogue. This introspective habit highlights her inner world and suggests a form of coping or self-reflection, as she often considers herself the best partner in these conversations. This insight underscores her complexity as a character, navigating her thoughts and feelings in solitude.

The act of talking to oneself can be seen as a way to process emotions and experiences. Through this narrative device, Atwood brings attention to Grace's isolation while also showcasing her intelligence and depth, illuminating her character's struggles and resilience in a challenging environment.

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I never do such things, however. I only consider them. If I did them, they would be sure I had gone mad again. Gone mad is what they say, and sometimes Run mad, as if mad is a direction, like west; as if mad is a different house you could step into, or a separate country entirely. But when you go mad you don't go any other place, you stay where you are. And somebody else comes in.
Margaret Atwood Alias Grace
I never do such things, however. I only consider them. If I did them, they would be sure I had gone mad again. Gone mad is what they say, and sometimes Run mad, as if mad is a direction, like west; as if mad is a different house you could step into, or a separate country entirely. But when you go mad you don't go any other place, you stay where you are. And somebody else comes in.
He has tried imagining her as a prostitute-he often plays this private mental game with various women he encounters-but he can't picture any man actually paying for her services. It would be like paying to be run over by a wagon, and would be, like that experience, a distinct threat to the health.
Margaret Atwood Alias Grace
He has tried imagining her as a prostitute-he often plays this private mental game with various women he encounters-but he can't picture any man actually paying for her services. It would be like paying to be run over by a wagon, and would be, like that experience, a distinct threat to the health.
a good portion of the women in the Asylum were no madder than the Queen of England. Many were sane enough when sober, as their madness came out of a bottle, which is a kind I knew very well. One of them was in there to get away from her husband, who beat her black and blue, he was the mad one but nobody would lock him up; and another said she went mad in the autumns, as she had no house and it was warm in the Asylum, and if she didn't do a fair job of running mad she would freeze to death; but then in the spring she would become sane again because it was good weather and she could go off and tramp in the woods and fish
Margaret Atwood Alias Grace
a good portion of the women in the Asylum were no madder than the Queen of England. Many were sane enough when sober, as their madness came out of a bottle, which is a kind I knew very well. One of them was in there to get away from her husband, who beat her black and blue, he was the mad one but nobody would lock him up; and another said she went mad in the autumns, as she had no house and it was warm in the Asylum, and if she didn't do a fair job of running mad she would freeze to death; but then in the spring she would become sane again because it was good weather and she could go off and tramp in the woods and fish
but it is my true belief that it was the doctor that killed her with his knife; him and the gentleman between them. For it is not always the one that strikes the blow, that is the actual murderder;
Margaret Atwood Alias Grace
but it is my true belief that it was the doctor that killed her with his knife; him and the gentleman between them. For it is not always the one that strikes the blow, that is the actual murderder;
My letters! All dead paper, mute and white! And yet they seem alive and quivering Against my tremulous hands which loose the string.… -ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING, Sonnets from the Portuguese, 1850.
Margaret Atwood Alias Grace
My letters! All dead paper, mute and white! And yet they seem alive and quivering Against my tremulous hands which loose the string.… -ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING, Sonnets from the Portuguese, 1850.
There is a little verse I remember from a child: Needles and pins, needles and pins,When a man marries his trouble begins. It doesn't say when a woman's trouble begins.
Margaret Atwood Alias Grace
There is a little verse I remember from a child: Needles and pins, needles and pins,When a man marries his trouble begins. It doesn't say when a woman's trouble begins.
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