Women's rights have been an issue and the author Angela Carter is a strong feminist who writes stories that depict feminist point of views. A story she wrote, "The Company of Wolves," was published first in 1977 and represents the change in the roles of women in western society. Through the actions of a grandmother who portrays the traditional ways a woman should act, Red overcomes the customary fears and steps into the more active role of a woman's actions.
             Grandma represents the old traditional values of women that are phasing out slowly. Traditional values believe that wolves are terrible creatures that are to be feared and hated. Being alone in the woods and straying from the main path is not common for fright of the wolves that may attack careless wanderers. Moreover, if a naked man is spotted alone, they are presumed to be a werewolf and "old wives hereabouts think it some protection to throw a hat or an apron at the werewolf, as if clothes made the man" (Carter 675). These old wives tales were followed carefully by many including the grandmother who is very superstitious about these creatures. When the man from the woods enters granny's cabin, he strips bare naked in preparation for the meal. The grandmother in response attempts to save herself by first throwing a bible at the beast, and then an apron. Old traditional values look to the 'good book' for help against evil. It was apparent that granny read the bible quite often, however when Red enters the cabin, "for the first time she'd seen it so, the Bible lay closed on the table" (Carter 678). Mentioning this describes granny as a passionate reader of the Bible, and that she always has it open looking through it for guidance. Reading the bible in this manner depicts the old traditional values held by women viewed the wolf as a bad symbol.
             Beginning her trip to Grandma's, Red is warned and given all the ca...