Influences on Atwood's Writing

 Influences of Atwood's Writing

At the age of 16 when she gave up writing, only then to begin to pursue it again, was the influence of the poet, Edgar Allen Poe.

Prehaps the biggest influence can be said where she was born. She lived in a "woodsy area" in Ottowa area, and didn't attend school full time It could be she wrote in much of her spare time to give her something to do.

The time she grew up in, which was during WWII, gave women a very limited role in many aspects of society, which is completely the opposite in many of her writings, such as in Cat's Eye or Alias Grace. Her women are given roles not expected of them during the time period they appear in. It is also known she supports pro-feminism, and is a huge feminist.