Hairball and Where are you going? Where have you been?

Throughout Margaret Atwood's short story Hairball, the significance of power and the results that come with a lack of power are clearly seen throughout the passage. In Margaret Atwood 's short story Hairball, Kat orignally had much power over people. Kat was able to cause Gerald to change into a different person according to her desires. Also, Kat has an upper level postion in a newspaper and is in charge of many people. She manipulated Gerald into buying her expensive dinners so that she would not have to pay, and she got to decided what Gerald's name should be for him. Kat called him gerald. Essentially Kat got almost everything she had wanted. Yet, there are instances where Kat does not have much power. When Kat had gotten pregant multiple times, the men decided for her that she should get an abortion. This had caused Kat to be without children and has caused an absense in her life. When Gerald suddenly got much power, he took Kat's job away from her and she still let him kiss her. Kat lost her livelyhood and lost her affection for Gerald, because of the absense of her power or the lack of power. Atwood was trying to show how having power and control over people lets one have almost everything one desires, but when a person does not have power they will lose control over there life. When Kat regained some of her power, she gave her hairball cist to Gerald in front of his wife. She had even put it into a chocolate box. This let Kat to regain some control over her life and let her be freed of Gerald's influence. As a result, Kat felt relieved, relaxed, and content.
Throughout Joyce Carol Oates's short story Where Are You Going? Where Have You Been? the significance of power and the results that come with a lack of power are clearly seen throughout the passafe. In Joyce Carol Oate's short story Where Are You Going? Where Have You Been?, Connie did not have much power and suffered as a result of the absense of power. Connie had no power over her mother, so her mother kept on insulting Connie with her friends, both behind Connie's back, and right in front of Connie. This led Connie to dislike her family and not want to spend much time with them. In Where Are you Going? Where Have You Been?, Connie's lack of power led Arnold to take control of her actions and get her to do what he had wanted her to do. Arnold told Connie to drop the phone and get back outside, but even though Connie had closed the door and had a phone in her hand she still dropped the phone. Connie had a clear  opportunity to get some help for herself, but Arnold had power over her. This had caused Connie to lose her chance to save herself from Arnold. Later in the passage, Arnold told Connie to step outside and get in his car and she did. This had caused Connie never to see her family again. Joyce Carol Oate's tried to show her audience the dangers of not having enough power over others and yourself.