Fiction Novel by Margaret Atwood
Cat's Eyes follows the main character's transition from child to woman. Atwood describes the cruelty between girls with acurate detail. When discussing this book for a college lit class, the women in the room readily confirmed the actions between Elaine and her "friends." Atwood has been caled a feminist writer, but I do not see that portrayed in this novel. For me, Cat's Eyes is a portrayal of a girls struggle through childhood and coming to terms with feminism as a woman.
Rachel Simmons includes an excerpt from Cat's Eye in her non-fiction book: Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls
written on October 4, 2002; modified on October 4, 2002.