46 pages • 1 hour read
James ThurberThe Catbird Seat
Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1942A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Essay Topics
Thurber uses heavy irony throughout “The Catbird Seat.” How does irony inform the portrayal of the story’s characters?
Mr. Martin and Mrs. Barrows are foils for one another. Choose four areas in which these characters contrast and discuss the significance of each contrast, using specific examples from the text.
Milk symbolizes Mr. Martin’s monotony and outward innocuousness. Identify three other symbols relating to Mr. Martin and explain what they represent.
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