Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood - Book Discussion

Thanks for watching this book discussion and analysis of Margaret Atwood's Cat's Eye, a book with interesting things to say about the relationship between author and reader & art and artist. Let me know your thoughts on the book in the comments below, I love a chat.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction
00:53 Plot Summary
06:44 Theme 1: Gender and Observation
10:31 Theme 2: Autobiography and Art
14:06 Theme 3: Elaine's Brother and Time
16:25 Wrap Up/Conclusion
Articles Referenced
Brown, L.M., 1995. The dangers of time travel: Revisioning the landscape of girls’ relationships in Margaret Atwood's cat's eye
de Cykman, A.G., On the Field with Postmodern Feminism and Cat's Eye: A Poststructuralist Literary Analysis of Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood
Derry, K., 2016. Blood on the Wall: Christianity, Colonialism, and Mimetic Conflict in Margaret Atwood's" Cat's Eye"
Hite, M., 1995. Optics and autobiography in Margaret Atwood's cat's eye
Ingersoll, E.G., 1991. Margaret Atwood's" Cat's Eye": Re-Viewing Women in a Postmodern World
Sizemore, C.W., 1997. Negotiating Between Ideologies: The Search for Identity in Tsitsi Dangarembga's" Nervous Conditions" and Margaret Atwood's" Cat's Eye"
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[@lazyorangehousecat9164]

This is a book that will stick with you forever. I'm rereading it for the umpteeth time. It never gets old.

[@daxhansen]

Just finished Cat’s Eye. Loved it. Great review and explanations. There are a lot of threads I missed that you found.

[@margute22]

i love cats this sounds like a very happy and upbeat and not at all sad book can't wait to read it :)

[@petrina9234]

Love your review!

[@Ragdollcatlover]

This is a book that I’ve read quite a few times and always find things I missed the next time. It’s also quite upsetting to hear about the bullying. I’m not sure if it’s because I was bullied as a child, or whether it affects anyone the same. It’s such an empowering part of the novel where Elaine realises that she is giving her bullies all the power and that she can not only walk away but also get new friends and claim back her agency. It’s also clear in the book that Elaine’s realises that people like her - her ‘friends’ are twisted in their opinions! Though of course, the bullying is Cordelia projecting.I keep struggling with different interpretations of the socioeconomic backgrounds of the girls. Elaine’s family can’t be poor, surely? I get the impression that her family are like academics who just don’t see the point in buying things to look good. Perhaps I’m wrong. I see some people thinking that Graces family are well off and some thinking that they are poor because of references to the catalogue clothing? Cordelia’s family clearly are well off as she steals as a hobby even though she can afford stuff.

[@Martin-xr9ke]

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