Tag Archives: Cat's Eye

Austen Has Some of Lit’s Best Mean Girls

By Robin Bates | Published: February 4, 2021

I survey the meaning of some of my favorite literary mean girls.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Cat's Eye, Charlotte Bronte, Emma, Jane Austen, Jane Eyre, Mean Girls, Northanger Abbey, Pride and Prejudice, Robber Bride, Sense and Sensibility | Comments closed

Atwood: Flawed Activist, Genius Author

By Robin Bates | Published: March 9, 2018

Margaret Atwood is not the best spokesperson for feminism because activists and authors necessarily have different agendas.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Alias Grace, Cat's Eye, Edible Woman, Handmaid's Tale, Lady Oracle, Margaret Atwood, Robber Bride, Surfacing | Comments closed

Atwood and the Aziz Ansari Affair

By Robin Bates | Published: January 17, 2018

Margaret Atwood is under fire for her cautions about #MeToo movement. Her novels are useful, however, in the Aziz Ansari affair.

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged "Epistle from Mrs. Yonge to Her Hustand", Alias Grace, Aziz Ansari, bad date, Cat's Eye, Handmaid's Tale, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Margaret Atwood, sexual assault | Comments closed