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   A short summary of Margaret Atwood's The Penelopiad. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of The Penelopiad.

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   From a general summary to chapter summaries to explanations of famous quotes, the SparkNotes The Penelopiad Study Guide has everything you need to ace quizzes, tests, and essays.

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   A summary of Chapters i–iv in Margaret Atwood's The Penelopiad. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of The Penelopiad and what it means. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans.

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   Margaret Atwood's The Penelopiad retells the story of the Odyssey from the perspective of Penelope and her Twelve Maids. The story is told in retrospect, with Penelope and the Maids in the afterlife reflecting on the events that occurred centuries before.

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   The Penelopiad. Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2005. A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. Download PDF.

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   Penelope’s description of the “sack full of words” shows the central role that stories, rumors, and myths play in the book, and the importance they have in determining and shaping one’s identity—both as it’s experienced and as it’s perceived by others.

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   Why did Penelope tell her story?

   • Penelope’s decision to tell her story provides an overarching conflict in The Penelopiad between the story she tells, the stories told by other people, and whatever the objective truth may be. This conflict shows how no one perspective can ever capture true reality, absent of any personal opinions or prejudices.

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   Is Penelope a true story?

   • The story of the Odyssey has been told from the perspective of Odysseus for millennia, making it seem as though his version of events and his perception of Penelope are the absolute truth. However, Penelope turns this idea on its head.

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   Is the Penelopiad based on a true story?

   • The Penelopiad is a 2005 novella by Margaret Atwood. It is told from the point of view of Penelope, Odysseus’ wife, and her twelve hanged maids. It offers an alternate perspective on the events famously portrayed by Homer in The Odyssey, giving depth to a previously shallow portrait of a faithful wife and her “deceitful” maids.

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   What did Penelope say about her husband?

   • Penelope notes that her own sack was full of words about her husband, and that some people say that her husband made a fool of her and got away with everything.

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   Does Penelope have a limited perspective?

   • Penelope shows how, as a rule, everyone has a limited perspective, as no one can truly know the thoughts or motivations of other people. Similarly, Penelope cannot know the Maids’ perspective, who contrast their childhoods with Penelope’s.

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   What does the narrator say in The Penelopiad?

   • The Penelopiad opens with Penelope, the first-person narrator, quoting herself saying, “now that I’m dead, I know everything.” Penelope then goes on to say that this wish did not come true, at least not totally. Death, Penelope thinks, despite the knowledge it does bring, is not worth the cost.

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   From a general summary to chapter summaries to explanations of famous quotes, the SparkNotes The Penelopiad Study Guide has everything you need to ace quizzes, tests, and essays.