Four years after the release of “Cat Person,” a short story about a hookup gone wrong written by author Kristen Roupenian for the New Yorker, we’re somehow debating it again
that accompanied its initial reception wasn’t enough. Below, get all the answers to your questions about why, exactly, the story is back in the ether.The short story revolves around Margot, an undergrad and movie-theater employee who meets an older man—Robert—at work and begins dating him. A dalliance that initially seems sweet quickly turns sour, though, when the two share a less-than-exciting sexual encounter; soon, Robert is texting Margot to call her a whore.
alleging that Roupenian drew specific details from her life to inform her portrayals of Margot and Robert. Nowicki describes her own relationship with an older man while attending the University of Michigan and working at an art house movie theater, all of which she says Roupenian used after getting to know Nowicki’s ex-boyfriend . Nowicki makes her communication with Roupenian on the matter public, ultimately landing on the idea that “we are all unreliable narrators.
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