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In Margaret Attwood's, Cat's Eye, how do Elaine's painting reflet her childhood trauma? What do they symbolize?

irishaski

I need to analyze Elaine's trauma through her 15 paintings. Are there any articles about this?

Posted by irishaski on July 9, 2007 at 7:04 PM and tagged with art, cat's eye, symbol, trauma, “art”

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The retrospective of Elaine's works in the art gallery is organized chronologically. Her last five paintings are larger than the earlier ones, reflecting the most important and...

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http://www.wac.ucla.edu/bishop/articles/catseye.pdf

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