Cat’s Eye is the story of Elaine Risley, a controversial painter who returns to Toronto, the city of her youth, for a retrospective of her art. Engulfed by vivid images of the past, she reminisces about a trio of girls who initiated her into the the fierce politics of childhood and Cited by: The cat’s eye is a central motif that appears repeatedly in her paintings. Main Themes – ‘Cat’s Eye’ by Margaret Atwood. Identity and Memory. Read more Analysis of 'Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland', by Lewis Carroll. When Risley comes back to Toronto, she is fifty years old and a painter of some renown. This clear and detailed page reading guide is structured as follows: Biography of Margaret Atwood Presentation of Cat’s Eye Summary of Cat’s Eye Character study Elaine Cordelia Grace Elaine’s mother Jon Josef Analysis of Cat’s Eye Friendship and bullying Memory Chronology and perspective About Cat’s Eye Cat’s Eye tells the story of Elaine Risley, a successful painter who has returned to her Collection: www.doorway.ru
I'm studying a Margaret Atwood module this term at uni and before I started the only novel that I had heard of by the Canadian author was The Handmaid's Tale. Now, a few weeks in, I've discovered she has a whole wealth of books behind her and after reading Cat's Eye this week it has shot up to my all-time favourites list. Cat's Eye. by Margaret Atwood. 1. What does Margaret Atwood's novel Cat's Eye say about the nature of childhood and the development of adolescent friendships? Is there a gender influenced difference in cruelty between boys as opposed to cruelty as expressed by girls? At what point does adolescent meanness become pathological? 2. In Margaret Atwood 's new book, Cat's Eye, the heroine, Elaine Risley - a Canadian painter, middle-aged and successful, who bears some clear resemblances to Atwood herself - is told by a.
The only source of hope in her life is a glass cat’s eye marble that she keeps in a red purse. She attends church with Grace’s family, although her own family is not religious, and finds a faith in God that will soon be tested by the relentless abuse thrown at her by her so-called friends. Margaret Atwood's Cat's Eye is a sharp study of a very female torture. As we approach the novel’s 30th anniversary, it’s hard to think of many characters who have endured pain like Atwood’s. Cat's Eye is a novel by Canadian writer Margaret Atwood about fictional painter Elaine Risley, who vividly reflects on her childhood and teenage years. Her strongest memories are of Cordelia, who was the leader of a trio of girls who were both very cruel and very kind to her in ways that tint Elaine's perceptions of relationships and her world — not to mention her art — into her middle years.
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