Although there is a lot going on in this poem, I feel the main argument is about the need to get out and do something with one's life. The speaker is alone with their cat in the middle of February, criticizing our sex crazed society and our need for love. The speaker states, " February, month of despair, with a skewered heart in the centre,"(Atwood). The speaker is incredibly pessimistic the whole poem, critiquing the innocent cat and society, when it seems that they are just unhappy with themselves. In the end of the poem, the speaker makes it seem as if it the cat that has been the pessimist the whole time, when in reality, it is the speaker. This helps to adds humor to the negative poem. Lastly, the speak decides it is time to get moving and embrace the coming spring.
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