the age of six, Atwood was writing poems, mortality plays, comic books, and an unfinished novel about an ant (Rice 3). Ten years later Atwood decided her goal in life is to write. She wanted to live a double life; to go places I haven't been; to examine people in ways, and at depths, that are otherwise impossible; to be surprised...to give back something of what [I have] received (3). Since the majority of her childhood was spent in the Canadian wilderness, finding her way through anything, canoeing, and hunting, Atwood developed a great deal of self-confidence (Brimrose 3) This self regard is recognized profoundly in her writing.
             By the time Atwood left high school she had decided she wanted to write. Her high school yearbook quote had stated that her goal was to write the great Canadian novel (Bedell 3). Soon after she graduated from high school, in 1961, Atwood published her first book of poetry entitled Double Persephone (Brimrose 3). Publishing was a goal for Atwood that she had now successfully achieved. Atwood figures writing poetry and hopefully publishing a few books would be sufficient for her. Her education was more important to herself as well as her parents. Atwood moved on to attend the University of Toronto, Victoria College majoring in English. Around
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