The Edible Woman.Food For Thought.

I think the title is quite clever, I take pleasure in the small victories.

More to the point, I recently read The Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood for a school project, and i was delighted by it. I was wary of it, thinking that a book  by Margaret Atwood would be to deep to be entertaining. This book, however, was light enough to be entertaining but also had some deep and thoughtful parts that educated you well on the points of feminism and equality in the 60s in Canada, and essentially everywhere. Marian (the main character) finds herself losing control of herself, unable to eat food because she feels she is eating herself (hence 'the edible woman'). Turning rice into little cocoons, and sponge cake into little pairs of lungs. Her problems with eating also reference to problems with her boyfriend, Peter. She feels he is objectifying her. In Canada, at that time, woman didn't work as high up as men, and this is evident throughout the novel, especially when Marian describes the big wigs/exec's at her work being only men. Margaret Atwood brings up the subject of equality, and spearheads it. She is to the point, and it shows how we tend to conform to society whether it is right or not. For instance when her roommate, Ainsley, wants to get pregnant, without the obligation of a father, we realize how she is highlighting the undependability of men.

I think this book is a great study of feminism and the importance woman have in our society. Next time you think you are getting sick of society, realize it's better than it was a while ago, and, hopefully, it will only get better.