Ancient egyptian Quote by Kathleen McAuliffe
““Save for the ancient Egyptians, he found, virtually no one kept cats as pets until the latter part of the 1700s. The first people to embrace the practice “were poets—avant-garde, left-wing types in Paris and London, and it just came to be the thing to do.” They called it the “cat craze,” and coinciding with it, the incidence of schizophrenia rose sharply.””
About This Quote
The passage links the modern popularity of cats as pets to early 20th‑century avant‑garde poets, noting a coincident rise in schizophrenia diagnoses.
In simple terms: Cats became fashionable among artistic circles, parallel to a mental‑health trend.
Key Takeaway
Cultural fads can intersect with health patterns.
Themes
cultural history
pet ownership
mental health
artistic movements
social trends
Mood
curious
analytical
Type
historical observation
sociocultural commentary
When to use this quote
- literary salons
- urban apartments
- early‑modernist gatherings
- psychiatric clinics
Key Concepts
cat domestication
Parisian avant‑garde
schizophrenia incidence
Practical Applications
- historical analysis of pet trends
- public health correlation studies
Questions to Reflect On
- What mechanisms might link a cultural craze to health statistics?
- How do artistic communities influence everyday practices?
