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