Tatiana asked Margaret Atwood:

Do you consider yourself a feminist? How much do you think society would change if everyone believed in gender equality?

Margaret Atwood Hello: I never say I'm an "ist" of any kind unless I know how the other person is defining it (Am I against lipstick, etc.) but in general: I believe women are full human beings (radical, I realize). And that laws should reflect this. However, men and women are not "equal" if "equal" means "exactly the same." Our many puzzlements and indeed unhappinesses come from trying to figure out what the differences really mean, or should mean, or should not mean. Last I looked, people were still trying. And yes,
it has something to do with standard of living and available food supply. When times are better and women have jobs, their status goes up.

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When you start writing a novel, do you exactly know how the story will go on an how it will end? Do you have a complete framework from the very beginning or do you develop the story while writing?

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I read Cat's Eye for school and The Handmaid's Tale is on our summer reading list. Did you ever mean for your books to be read in classes? How does it feel to know that schools use your books?

Lavi asked Margaret Atwood:

I absolutely adore your work. It is inspiring, intellectual, profoundly disturbing in the best ways and your female characters are so real, so strong, so rare in literature today. Where do you find your muse? How do you balance such amazing, intricate stories?

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When you start writing a novel, do you exactly know how the story will go on an how it will end? Do you have a complete framework from the very beginning or do you develop the story while writing?

I read Cat's Eye for school and The Handmaid's Tale is on our summer reading list. Did you ever mean for your books to be read in classes? How does it feel to know that schools use your books?

I absolutely adore your work. It is inspiring, intellectual, profoundly disturbing in the best ways and your female characters are so real, so strong, so rare in literature today. Where do you find your muse? How do you balance such amazing, intricate stories?

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