hen she is describing the males of the story. Her use of symbols and metaphors are much more present in some of her other significant works. The one consistent thing about this story is the way it is told. Almost like a stream of consciousness, but not quite. The narrator, Estelle, is telling her story to someone else, and she blurts out the whole story, including every thought she had about the other women’s fantasies. She does not stop to allow the listener to ask questions, she just keeps right on going until she finishes. The conversational way in which the story is presented makes it comfortable for the reader. It just flows as a normal conversation would. Atwood’s writing is typically produced in this fashion. Her short stories in particular are easy to read, because they flow just like people having a conversation. Overall, a comparative analysis of Margaret Atwood’s works, short stories in particular can lead to the conclusion the through the use of repeated subject matter, themes, and style, Atwood can allow her readers to become more involved in her writing. She typically follows her own style of writing. When comparing her subject matter between “Rape Fantasies” and her other works, certain aspects can be obtained. The relationships between male and female are important. Atwood stresses the ability to be able to compare males to females in an equal sense. The further society progresses in this equal frame of mind, the more critics are agreeing with Atwood’s writing. With Atwood’s other works, “Rape Fantasies” is a good comparative analysis in trying to figure out if it is consistent with her other writings. It would be easy to take this essay the complete opposite direction. Atwood, although she has many elements of writing that make it easy to compare her works, she also has a broad spectrum of work that would be just as easily contrasting to her norm...
