In Surfacing, Margaret Atwood attacks the framework of male dominance by implicitly criticising it and the novel revolves round a protagonist who is at odds with feminine gender roles. Atwood’s Surfacing demonstrates the complex question of identity for Canadian women. Concern about women has been a thematic reason of Atwood regarding Canadian culture. At the very outset of the novel, the unnamed protagonist reveals the fact that she has already lost her identity. This paper throws light on the framework of male dominance and women as the victim of societal norms. Identity for the protagonist in Canadian society has become problematic because of her being a victim of colonial forces: she has been colonized by men in the patriarchal society and by cultural colonization.