Survival of the Artist in Margaret Atwood’s Cat’s

Abstract

“Somewhere, on the edge of consciousness, there is what I call a mythical norm, which each one of us within our heart knows that is not true. In America, this norm is usually defined as white, thin, male, young, heterosexual, Christian, and financially secure. Those of us who stand outside that power often identify one way in which we are different, and we assume that to be the primary cause of all oppression, forgetting other distortions around difference, some of which we ourselves may be practicing.” (Lorde, 631)