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The Question and Answer section for The Edible Woman is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
The title, is metaphorical of course. Marian considered herself an edible woman, whom Peter and the society devoured upon. She broke this image of herself by eating the cake-woman she had made. She left all the negativity behind, and released...
In Chapter Ten, Marian tells Ainsley about her engagement, but Ainsley has no interest, as she is busy looking at the calendar and plotting which days will be the best for her to get pregnant by Len. Ainsley explains her strategy to Marian and...
Character transformation as in the way Marian transforms over the course of the story?
