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 Rating: 9.2/10     Although there have been multiple movements for widespread validation of gender equality, it is still challenging to break the custom of couple decades of history. Short story 'cat person' without 'cat' shows the human desire that covets to secure a superior position in a relationship rather than to communicate with potential other. The title 'cat person' also foreshadows the feline nature of Robert exploiting underaged Margot only for her body but, in fact, turning out to be a misogynist who eventually calls Margot a 'whore'. On the other hand, Margot enjoys feeling valued, thinking herself to be out of Robert's league. Nowhere in this story could I find a shade of gender equality or respect.     The lack of communication entailing power imbalance stands out in the story. Modern society, where anyone can make online friends on Snapchat or Instagram, inevitably leaves teenagers(or underaged people) to be the target of sexual haras...

 Rating: 9/10     Whether the utilitarianism ultimately leads to utopian society has been the grand question ever since people grouped together and divided roles for the presence of coherent community. People in this village full of blossoming flowers blindly trusted that annual tradition of brutally murdering a chosen person would promise bountiful cornfield. The incident happened to Tessie Hutchinson, the only person who dared to defy the long kept tradition, shows unpleasant instinct of human nature.     Crowds were aware of the unfairness of the tradition as an anonymous girl hoped Nancy were not the one to be selected. However, as soon as Tessie picked the paper with a mark, people turned against Tessie as if they bleached out the identity of her from their memory. Indifference towards the underprivileged, turning away from the loved ones for sake of their own lives show the danger of reckless submission to tradition. There still are lots of ...

 Rating: 8.5/10     The story started off strong with reference to another story, 'Alice through the looking glass.' It foreshadowed next storyline that something would be out of order and overturned. As expected, typical hierarchy was dishonored between Harriet and her grandmother. While two old women conversed with each other attempting to prove that their kid was the superior, Harriet adamantly refuses to be exploited as a doll in their competition. At the end, Harriet ensures that her grandmother's pride is killed by taking her poetry out of Mrs. Lennon's unresisting hand.     I saw the ethical ambivalence in Harriet's behaviors as the only thing she did was to protect herself. However, it was simultaneously immoral to humiliate and disrespect her grandmother. I could relate to her from deep down my heart as I would also make cruel reactions against someone who tries to exploit me, using values I gained from countless hours of effort. The story showed me the...