What is the theme in Rape Fantasies by Margaret Atwood?

Victim and Victimization are other themes in the short story.Though not evident at first, Estelle's monologue becomes an exploration of victims and victimization. She recounts her fantasies of being a victim, yet the reason she does so is to poss1bly prevent herself from becoming a victim. Though her coworkers claim she is a worry wart, she sees her fantasies as simply a way of "figuring out what you should do in an emergency." The fantasies also reveal that Estelle considers her imagined rapists to themselves be victims--of bad skin, of mental illness, or of leukemia. In the end, Estelle's best defense against victimization is a strong offense. In her fantas1es, she actively initiates conversations with her would-be rapists in order to establish their common humanity. "How could a fellow do that to a person he's just had a long conversation with, once you let them know you're human, you have a life too," she wonders.