The Robber Bride Analysis

A twisted plot of lies and confusion among the characters in The Robber Bride; each of the main characters have dealt with the darkness they once called their friend. It all started in college when Tony, Roz, and Charis all met the darkness they call Zenia. They let her in thinking she is the light of their life when she really a twisted web of lies and deceit. She messes with their men and turns them against the women they loved. A “bride” that steals the men of other “brides”. In The Robber Bride, Margaret Atwood illustrates the theme of betrayal and relationships among Tony, Roz, and Charis had with Zenia.
All three women wanted to see Zenia gone after so many years for grief. When they heard she died in a cross fire explosion they thought that will be the end of her. They …show more content…
They came to really know about each other because of Roz’s deceased husband. Roz was out with Mitch at a diner when she met Zenia who was their waitress. Zenia introduce herself as a friend on Mitch which started the connection between them. That was the beginning for Roz but not for Zenia. In chapter 40 page 328 the narrator stated, “ the story of roz and Zenia began a lovely day in may, in 1983, when the sun was shining and the birds were singing and Roz was feeling terrific…the story of Roz and Zenia had actually began sometime before, inside Zenia head, but Roz had no idea.” Roz gave Zenia a chance to prove herself as a friend and that changed her whole life. Zenia was not really her friend , she just became close to her so she can be closer to Mitch. Roz was always hard on Mitch because she was bringing in all the business and he was just there to her knowledge. Roz was the more straight to the point type but with Zenia she was different she tried to keep a different feeling for her. She was close to her because she wanted to help with her business. Hiring Zenia for her business was a turn for the