Cat's Eye

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Cat's Eye is a psychologically rich novel by Margaret Atwood that explores memory, identity, and the lasting impact of childhood friendships and bullying on an adult woman artist.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf literary work
novel
author Margaret Atwood
authorNationality Canadian
countryOfOrigin Canada
explores formation of female identity
intersection of art and personal history
psychological effects of bullying
unreliability of memory
genre bildungsroman
literary fiction
psychological fiction
hasCharacter Carol
Charna
Cordelia
Elaine's father
Elaine's mother
Grace
Jon
Stephen Risley
hasMotif cat's eye marble
time and aging
vision and seeing
literaryMovement contemporary Canadian literature
mainCharacter Elaine Risley
narrativePerspective first-person
narrativeStructure nonlinear
uses flashbacks
originalLanguage English
originalPublicationDate 1988
pages around 480
partOf Margaret Atwood bibliography
protagonistGender woman
protagonistOccupation visual artist
publicationYear 1988
publisher Doubleday
McClelland and Stewart
setting Toronto
settingPeriod 1980s
mid-20th century
theme art and perception
childhood bullying
female friendship
gender roles
identity
memory
power dynamics
the lasting impact of childhood
trauma

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Margaret Atwood
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