In an interview with Oates, Margaret Atwood explained her home-life when she was growing up: she attended a full year of school whens he was in the 8th grade, because she thought it was an advantage. When she was five years old she began writing, paused for three years, then started again at the age of 16. However, Atwood’s parents were not supportive of her become a writer, but did want her to be successful, which she was. In a “Biography-Margaret Atwood”, they stated that she was president of the Writer’s Union of Canada, president of International P.E.N Canadian Centre, and is currently a Joint Honorary President of the Rare Bird Society and Vice President of PEN International.…