Wilson contends that, although critics and readers often view Atwood as a realistic writer, The Robber Bride is not a work of realism, nor is Zenia a realistic character.
In "Magical Realism in The Robber Bride and Other Texts," Sharon R. Indeed, the various contributors who examine The Robber Bride all offer their insightful individual readings of her character. Ultimately, Zenia proves to be, as Bouson contends, a "multiple and forever shape-shifting character" (21).
Bouson argues that readers of this novel are forced to "grapple with the mysterious and ever-changing Zenia" (19) in order to make sense of her character and how she functions in the narrative. The first part of the collection centers on The Robber Bride (1993), a novel set in the early 1990s that tells the stories of three middle-aged women-Tony, Charis, and Roz-and their respective friendships and betrayals by a fourth woman, Zenia, a "seductress and sexual rival who has threatened the happiness and security" (Bouson 15) by stealing their men. Bouson also explains the logic behind the decision to group these three novels together for this collection she argues that The Robber Bride, The Blind Assassin, and Oryx and Crake all "grow out of the thematic preoccupations that have long driven Atwood's art even as they showcase her remarkable range and evolving complexity as novelist" (15). In the Introduction, Bouson addresses Atwood's importance and discusses how she has "evolved from a Canadian cult figure and celebrity into an internationally acclaimed writer with a wide popular and academic following" (1). The collection comprises three parts, each of which focuses on a different Atwood novel. Brooks Bouson, was recently released as part of the Continuum Studies in Contemporary North American Fiction series, a series that offers a range of original interpretations of novels published after 1990.
Margaret Atwood: The Robber Bride, The Blind Assassin, Oryx and Crake, edited by J.
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