Dating In Roupenian's Cat Person

The Self-Deception of Dating in Roupenian’s “Cat Person” The story “Cat Person” written by Kristen Roupenian, is about a college student named Margot who gets in a personal relationship with a 34 year old man named Robert. As Margot learns more about Robert’s mannerisms and his personality, she discovers that she does not feel attracted to him, but still felt urged to please him. After Margot finally rejects Robert, Robert responds insults to her. The setting of the story take place at an urban town, during the time when millennials were college students. My intended focus on this story will be on character. The protagonist of the story is a 20 year old college student named Margot. She is described as incredibly empathetic, imaginative,

Readers do not see Robert as the antagonist at first because his actions toward Margot, who is the protagonist of the story, at the beginning of the story are described as charming and caring. For example, he “offered Margot to buy her some Red Vines to sustain her” when Margot complained she had no food to eat (Roupenian 1). Throughout the story, he showed signs of being the antagonist. He shows how controlling he is by pushing Margot come to 7-Eleven with him by texting her, “No, I’m serious, stop fooling around and come now (Roupenian 1).” Robert’s bedroom described Robert as an unusual and menacing person. His bedroom was “emptier than his living room, and had a mattress and a box of springs on the floor, and a bottle of whisky on the dresser (Roupenian 4).” There was clear evidence, at the end of the story, that he was the antagonist when he insulted Margot for rejected him by texting her, “Answer me, Whore (Roupenian 7).”
The minor characters of the story were Margot’s roommate named Tamara, Margot’s co-workers, and Margot’s stepfather. Their roles show that they care for Margot’s safety. Tamara protects Margot from Robert by texting him, from Margot’s cell phone, that “she is not interested interested in you stop texting me (Roupenian 7).” Margot’s stepfather tells her that he wants to ask Robert some questions, like all fathers would do to their daughter’s boyfriend. After rejecting Robert, when Margot saw him