Cathy Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
Cathy is a daily comic strip drawn by Cathy Guisewite. Featuring a single woman who struggles through the "four basic guilt groups" of life—food, love, mom and work—the strip gently pokes fun at the foibles of modern women's lives. Initially, the strip was based largely on Guisewite's own life as a single woman, but after her marriage and motherhood, Guisewite could no longer relate to the character as much as she had before.
The strip debuted in November 1976, and currently appears in over 1,400 newspapers. The strips have been collected into more than 20 books. Although in recent months the strip had become repetitive, with plot lines often indistinguishable from previous strips, Ms. Guisewite breathed new life into her work by having Irving, Cathy's longtime boyfriend, propose marriage on Valentine's Day 2004.
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Following are books featuring Cathy, illustrated by Ms. Guisewite. The chronological strips and special collections lists are believed to be complete; the other sections are not.
Note: capitalization appears according to the copyright page of the book.
The following books are collections of strips in the order they were published.
The following books include strips already published in earlier books.
The following books are smaller than the works above. They have hard covers and are intended as gifts.
The following books feature Cathy illustrations by Guisewite, but are not authored by her.
This is an Article on Cathy. Page Contains Information, Facts Details or Explanation Guide About Cathy Main Characters
The Four Basic Guilt Groups
Food
Cathy has a love/hate affair with food. She loves it, but hates what it does to her thighs. She is often shown in a department store fitting room trying to stuff herself into a bathing suit. She is constantly on a diet, weighs herself maniacally and many mornings fears to get up, believing that she has ballooned overnight. Cathy is particularly fond of chocolate.Love
Cathy has dated extensively, but was unable to find "Mr. Right". Although a number of love interests have come and gone over the years, none has come back like Irving, who is now her fiancé.Mom
Although well-meaning, Mom's advice often frustrates Cathy, especially when Mom is right. Cathy and her mother are from two different generations, of course. Cathy grew up in the era of feminism, women's rights and the sexual revolution. Mom is from an earlier, simpler time. Although an equal in her marriage to Cathy's Dad, Mom holds many old-fashioned ideas.Work
Cathy has to juggle many tasks at Product Testing, Inc. Her boss, Mr. Pinkley, often asks the impossible, and Cathy always seems to pull through in the end and give him and the client exactly what they want, albeit with quite a bit of drama.Books
Chronological Strips
Special Collections
Gift Books
Other Books
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