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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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   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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   • The Penelopiad is part of the Canongate Myth Series, a group of novellas in which contemporary authors retell ancient myths. Read the full book summary, the full book analysis, and explanations of important quotes from The Penelopiad. Go to BN.com to get your copy of these helpful resources.

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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 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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   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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   The suitors demand that Penelope either be expelled from the house or forced to marry one of them. Telemachus refuses, explaining that he could never do this to his mother, especially as Penelope ...