RARA-AVIS: Cats

Ziggy Nix (ziggy@wilmington.net)
Mon, 09 Nov 1998 03:01:11 -0500 To throw another hat into the ring, I've been mulling this for a
couple of weeks, so I'll throw it into the points Debbie Chilson
brings up about "The Postman". For some bizarre reason cats
seem to be a common item in hard-boiled and noir writing. I
think that it works into the stock femme fatale characteristics.
Cats are independent feral creatures, they operate more on their
cunning than their brute strength. (on a wimsical side, most of the
men the femme fatales prey upon could be called "rats"). So where
does this lead us, I have no idea, but it sure is a strange coincidence.
Cheers,
Ziggy Nix

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