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'Revealed In Margaret Atwood's Short Story Hairball'

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In the short story “Hairball” by Margaret Atwood, Kat is deceived by her perception of her relationship with Gerald. To begin, Kat believes that Gerald is in love with her and cares a lot about her, though in reality, Gerald just thinks of her as someone for sex. This is proven after he fires Kat from her job and assures her that, “Of course, we can still see one another. I’d miss our afternoons.”(42). This response to her being fired proves that he does not care much for her as he thinks she is sad about their sexual relationship possibly ending, when in fact she is heartbroken because she has just lost her job. She feels as if he loves her enough to leave Cheryl and start a life with her, but he does not feel that way. Furthermore, Kat thinks
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