Life Before Man by Margaret Atwood - Book Discussion

Book number four in this ongoing series about Margaret Atwood's work. Let me know what you thought of the book - did you see something in it that I didn't? I really did struggle guys.
Articles Referenced:
Beran, C, 'Intertexts of Margaret Atwood's Life before Man'
Goldblatt, P.F, 'Reconstructing Margaret Atwood's Protagonists'
Sheckles, T & Mackin Sweeney, K, 'Scene, Symbol, Subversion: The Evolving Uses of
Mapping in Margaret Atwood's Fiction'
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[@margute22]

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[@ProjectEnglishII]

I just finished listening to the audiobook of this. I am a big Atwood fan, and I also found this novel very heavy. However, I think it's a product of its time and explores a lot of the changes in consciousness about men's and women's roles. Nate struggles with being a stay-at-home dad, supporting his ambitious wife. Elizabeth wants to have fun with no strings attached. She wants power and control. In a way, the idea of traditional roles of females and males is being turned on its head. Lesje doesn't know what she wants. She's young and expects poor Nate, just because he's older, to teach her something new. As you said, everyone is stuck in the past and once freed, can move on, so the novel ends a little more hopefully than it began, because everyone is trying to be more authentic and less compelled to "perform" their lives.

[@rainbowskygayandproud5507]

I do agree with you Edd

[@Tennisbloggennet]

This book truly made January even grimmer than usual. What an unhappy bunch of people. Still liked it, though!