Cut and Thirst/ Margaret Atwood

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ืžื™ืจื ื”, ืœืื™ื•ื ื™ ื•ื›ืจื™ืกื™ ื”ืŸ ืฉืœื•ืฉ ื–ืงื ื•ืช ืฉืคืจืฉื• ืžื”ืืงื“ืžื™ื”. ืžื™ื“ื™ย ื™ื•ื ื—ืžื™ืฉื™ ื”ืŸ ื ืคื’ืฉื•ืช ืขืœ ืงืจืงืจื™ื, ื’ื‘ื™ื ื•ืช ื•ืฉืชื™ื” ืืœื›ื•ื”ื•ืœื™ืช. ื”ืŸ ืžืขืœื•ืช ื–ื™ื›ืจื•ื ื•ืช ื‘ื™ื—ืก ืœื—ื™ื™ื”ืŸ ื•ืœืงืจื™ื™ืจื” ื”ืืงื“ืžื™ืช ืฉืœื”ืŸ. ืœืื—ืจื•ื ื” ื”ืŸ ืžื”ืจื”ืจื•ืช ื‘ืชืงืจื™ืช ืฉืื™ืจืขื” ื‘ืงืจื™ื™ืจื” ืฉืœ ืคืจืŸ, ืื—ืช ืžื—ื‘ืจื•ืชื™ื”ืŸ ื”ืžืฉื•ืชืคื•ืช. ื”ืŸ ืžืืžื™ื ื•ืช ืฉืžืฆื‘ื” ื”ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืชื™ ื”ืชื“ืจื“ืจ ื‘ืขืงื‘ื•ืชย ืฉืขืจื•ืจื™ื™ื” ืฉื”ื™ืชื” ืžืขื•ืจื‘ืช ื‘ื”.

ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืขืจื™ื›ืช ืื ืชื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื” ืคืจืŸ ื”ืฉืžื™ื˜ื” ืืช ืฉืžื• ืฉืœ ืื—ื“ ืžื”ืžื—ื‘ืจื™ื. ื”ื”ืฉืžื˜ื” ื”ื–ื• ื”ื•ื‘ื™ืœื” ืœืชื’ื•ื‘ืช ื ื’ื“ ืฉืœ ืชืฉืขื” ืคืจื•ืคืกื•ืจื™ื, ืฉื”ืจืกื” ืืช ื”ืงืจื™ื™ืจื” ื”ืกืคืจื•ืชื™ืช ืฉืœ ืคืจืŸ. ย ื—ื‘ืจื•ืชื™ื” ืฉืœ ืคืจืŸ ืžืชื›ื ื ื•ืช ืœื ืงื•ื ืืช ื›ื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœ ืคืจืŸ, ืžื‘ืœื™ ืฉื–ื• ืชื”ื™ื” ืžืขื•ืจื‘ืช ื‘ืชื•ื›ื ื™ืช ืฉืœื”ืŸย (ื”ื™ื ืขื“ื™ื ื” ืžื™ื“ื™ ืžื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืฉื•ืชืคื” ื‘ื ืงืžื”) ื•ืืช ื”ืชื›ื ื•ืŸ ื”ืŸ ืขื•ืฉื•ืช ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื”ืŸ ืžื ืฉื ืฉื•ืช ื•ืฉื•ืชื•ืช ืืœื›ื•ื”ื•ืœ.

ื”ืคื’ื™ืฉื•ืช ื•ืชื›ื ื•ืŸ ื”ื ืงืžื” ืžืขืœื•ืช ื”ืจื‘ื” ืืžื•ืฆื™ื•ืช ื‘ืงืจื‘ืŸย ื•ื”ืŸ ืžืชืœื”ื˜ื•ืช. ื”ืŸ ืืคื™ืœื• ืฉื•ืงืœื•ืช ืจืฆื—. ืžื—ืฉื‘ื•ืช ืงืฆืช ืžื•ื’ื–ืžื•ืช ืœื ื•ื›ื— โ€œื”ืคืฉืขโ€.ย 

ื™ืฉ ื‘ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ืงืฆืจ ื”ื–ื”, ืจื’ืขื™ื ื”ื•ืžื•ืจื™ืกื˜ื™ื™ื ื•ืื™ืจื•ื ื™ื™ื. ืื‘ืœ ื”ืื•ืคืŸ ืฉื‘ื• ื”ื•ื ื ืคืชื— ื‘ื“ื™ืืœื•ื’ ืฉืœ ืžืกืคืจ ื“ืžื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื‘ืจื•ืจ ื”ืงืฉืจ ื‘ื™ื ื”ืŸย ื•ืœื ื”ืžื•ื˜ื™ื‘ืฆื™ื” ืฉืœื”ืŸ, ืžืงืฉื” ืขืœ ื”ืงื•ืจื ืœืฆืœื•ืœ ืœืชื•ื›ื• ื•ืจืง ืœืงืจืืช ื”ืกื•ืฃ ื”ืฆืœื—ืชื™ ืœื”ืชืืงืœื ื•ืœืžืฆื•ื ืืช ื”ื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ื‘ืื™ืจื•ืข ื•ืื– ื”ื•ื ื ื’ืžืจ.ย ื”ื ืงืžื” ืฉืœื”ืŸ ืžื’ื•ื—ื›ืช ืœื”ืคืœื™ื ื•ืงืฆืช ืงืฉื” ืœื”ืืžื™ืŸ ืฉื”ื™ื ื™ืฆืื” ืœืคื•ืขืœ.

?She has noticed, not without muted alarm, that she herself has shrunk half an inch over the past few years, but her feet have grown an entire shoe size. What next, furry ears

ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื”ื”ื•ืžื•ืจ ืื˜ื•ื•ื“ ืžืชืžื•ื“ื“ืช ืขื ื ื•ืฉืื™ื ืฉืœ ื–ื™ืงื ื” (ืžื•ื•ืช/ ืืœืฆื”ื™ื™ืžืจ) ื•ืขื ื”ืคืขืจื™ื ื‘ื™ืŸ ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ืœื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืืงื“ืžื™ื”. ืื•ืชื ืงื•ืœื’ื•ืช ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ืคื’ืขื• ื‘ืคืจืŸ ืžื‘ืœื™ ืฉื™ืขื ืฉื•. ืื—ื“ ืžื”ื ื”ืชื ืฆืœ, ืื‘ืœ ื›ื ืจืื” ืฉื–ื• ื”ื™ืชื” ื”ืชื ืฆืœื•ืช ืขืœ ื”ื ื™ื™ืจ ื•ืœื ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื”ื“ืื’ื” ืฉืœื• ืœืคืจืŸ.

ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ืงืฆืจ ืžื–ื›ื™ืจ ืืช ืกื™ื“ืจืช โ€œืžื•ืขื“ื•ืŸ ื”ืจืฆื—โ€ ืžืืช ืจื™ืฆโ€™ืจื“ ืื•ืกืžืŸ. ื‘ื”ืชื—ืœื” ืœื ื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืืช ืฉื ื”ืกืคืจ ืื‘ืœ ืื– ื‘ื“ืงืชื™ ื•ืžืกืชื‘ืจ ืฉื–ื” ืชื™ืื•ืจ ืฉืœ ืคืขื™ืœื•ืช ืชื•ืกืกืช ื›ืžื• ื•ื™ื›ื•ื— ื‘ืงื‘ื•ืฆื”. ืžืื—ืจ ืฉื–ื” ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืงืฆืจ, ื•ื”ื•ื ืžืชื—ื™ืœ ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืžื‘ื•ืœื’ืŸ, ืงืฉื” ืœื™ ืœื›ืชื•ื‘ ืฉื”ื•ื ืื—ื“ ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ืฉืœ ืื˜ื•ื•ื“.


Myrna, Leonie, and Chrissy are three retired academics who meet every Thursday for crackers, cheese, and drinks. They reminisce about their lives and their academic careers. Recently, they have been reflecting on an incident involving one of their mutual friends, Fern. They believe Fernโ€™s health has deteriorated due to a scandal she was involved in.

While editing an anthology, Fern omitted the name of one of the authors. This exclusion led to a backlash from nine professors and ultimately destroyed Fernโ€™s literary career. Fernโ€™s friends plan to restore her honor without involving her in their revenge plot, as they believe she is too fragile to take part.

As they snack and drink, the planning for revenge stirs up a whirlwind of emotions, and things become heated. They even contemplate murder. The intensity of their thoughts is a bit exaggerated considering the โ€˜crimeโ€™ at hand.

The short story features humorous and ironic moments. The revenge plot is so outrageous that it becomes amusing. It opens with a dialogue among several characters whose connections and motivations are initially unclear, adding to the absurdity of the situation. Only towards the end does the direction of the story become clearer, and then it concludes rather abruptly. Their revenge is so over-the-top that itโ€™s hard to believe it could actually come to fruition.

Fern has noticed, not without muted alarm, that she has shrunk half an inch over the past few years, while her feet have grown an entire shoe size. Whatโ€™s next? Furry ears?

Through humor, Margaret Atwood addresses issues of aging (such as death and Alzheimerโ€™s) and highlights the disparities between men and women in academia. The male colleagues who harmed Fern seemed to face no consequences. While one of them did offer an apology, it was insincereโ€”merely words on paper, not stemming from genuine concern for Fern.

The short story is reminiscent of Richard Osmanโ€™s โ€œMurder Clubโ€ series. At first, I didnโ€™t understand the title of the book, but after some research, I found that it describes lively activities like group debates. Since itโ€™s a short story that begins in a chaotic manner, itโ€™s challenging for me to state that itโ€™s one of Atwoodโ€™s best works.

๐Ÿคž ืงื‘ืœื• ืžื™ื™ืœ ืžืจื•ื›ื– ืื—ืช ืœืฉื‘ื•ืข!

ืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ืฉื•ืœื—ื™ื ืกืคืื! ืœืžื™ื“ืข ื ื•ืกืฃ ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœืงืจื•ื ืืช ืžื“ื™ื ื™ื•ืช ื”ืคืจื˜ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•.


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ืืžื ื‘ืžืฉืจื” ืžืœืื” ื•ืืฉืช ืงืจื™ื™ืจื”, ืชื•ืœืขืช ืกืคืจื™ื ื”ื™ืกื˜ืจื™ืช ื•ืฆืœืžืช ื‘ืฆื•ืง ื”ืขื™ืชื™ื. ื“ืขืชื ื™ืช ื•ื—ื•ื‘ื‘ืช ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืงื” ื•ืคื™ืœื•ืกื•ืคื™ื”. ืฉื•ืืคืช ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœื™ืจื— ื•ืžืงื•ื•ื” ืฉื–ื” ื™ืงืจื” ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื”ื™ืจื— ื™ื’ื™ืข ืืœื™ื ื•. ืื ื™ ืžืื—ืœืช ืœืงื•ืจืื™ ื”ื‘ืœื•ื’ ื ืกื™ืขื” ื ืขื™ืžื”!

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