The Witches of Eastwick | Characters
Perhaps in this novel more than any of his others, Updike uses characterization as a means of social commentary, and his portrait of the principal characters has raised significant controversy. Feminist critics have been particularly harsh in attacking what they perceive as stereotypical presentation of all three witches. In the opinion of reviewer Alice Bloom, the author's penchant to take on the premises of feminism has led him to produce a novel which is from beginning to end a "tart cliche tarted up as sniggering, smart humour." Distinguished feminists such as Margaret Atwood and...
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