February ... Cat = Human

February was easily my favorite poem out of the collection we read this week. My favorite part was the truth she spoke about the Winter months. I would also have to say that I liked her extended comparison of cats and humans through out the poem. I believe that the poem is based around this metaphor. In the beginning of the poem, the cat expresses his indifference towards the human. I also think that humans can have this indifference too. To me, indifference is not a very good thing. I feel that we should all care about decisions and what is happening in out lives and in the lives of others, but unfortunately, this mind set is a reality in the human race. Atwood expresses that if humans were treated the same way other animals were treated (snip humans, or humans eat their young), life would be much easier. "But it's love that does us in. Over and over again." This might be my favorite part of the poem because it shows how humans have true and honest feelings that make us who we are and no matter what, love is what dictates our life.

February

In my opinion, the only thing Winter is good for is Christmas. I love the Holiday Season and everything that leads up to it, but once it hits December 26th, there isn't much to look forward to until Spring Break. The days are long and dark and one drives to school in the dark and returns home in the dark. If it werent for windows, nobody would even know that the sun actually comes up. This poem expresses my feelings of winter and the "month of despair" but maybe expresses them to a greater extreme. I found Atwood to be hilarious. Once I understood the just of the poem, I couldn't agree more with her. During winter, some days the toughest thing to to is to just get up out of one's warm and comfortable bed.