Bigh Hunger: A Short Story

From the beginning of time, feminists have been fighting for equality between women and men. From voting rights, to equal pay, to rights to their own bodies, women have fought for and still continue to fight to enjoy the same luxuries that men do. According to an article by Jess Zimmerman — and many women would agree — entitled “Hunger Makes Me”, women have yet another cause to fight for; the simple, seemingly harmless, right to own emotions, wants, and desires. In this essay, I will analyze Zimmerman’s claim,"A man’s appetite can be hearty, but a woman with an appetite is always voracious: her hunger always overreaches, because it is not supposed to exist. If she wants food, she is a glutton. If she wants sex, she is a slut. If she wants

“A Hunger Artist” by Franz Kafka (1883-1924) was written in 1924; the year he died. The writer is considered as one of the most prominent writers who came out during the late 19th and early 20th century. In spite of the significant work of Kafka, yet he did not have literary success during his lifetime. Few of his work were published when he was alive and most of them after his death. “The Hunger Artist” structures four stories, which demonstrate the concise style of Kafka, which also mark the stories he wrote at the end of his life. Kafka’s story is fiction associated with modernism. Kafka put together social, philosophical, and political themes into its narrative. Through the themes, characterization, language,

Although the Harlech Shadow House is not Cooper’s real house or home, it has a profound effect on his psyche as it mimics any traditional house; with each room planned out and rigid in nature, a confining environment is created. A traditional idea of home, one that evokes thoughts of suburbia and little white houses, calls for one to feel obligated to establish one solid home whether or not one stays in their same hometown or moves. Although the Harlech Shadow House does not resemble the typical “home sweet home”, its structural characteristics closely resemble them. A traditional house layout compartmentalizes each room in a different way than it does in the House Without Doors; it is more rigid and strictly laid out. These physical aspects and feelings of home contribute to each character’s experience and allow further analysis of each character’s attitudes towards

Home by Toni Morrison proved to be a rather confusing read to me. Morrison’s unusual structure and writing techniques, which I must say took me nearly five chapters to catch on to, provide an interesting change to a traditional novel that keeps the reader on their toes. The author also includes first person narratives through the eyes of Frank, as a way to deepen the content and show that even though Morrison is telling the story, we may not know or understand the reasons behind the actions. While the story revolves around a common theme, the use of different character perspectives and personal experiences create a holistic approach to the concept of home.

In the novel Hunger Game, author Suzanne Collins narrates a girl name Katniss Everdeen who voluntarily replaces her younger sister, Prime, to be one of the tribute to participate in the hunger game. She is the family’s backbone after her father died in a mining accident. The district only gave them a small compensation but it’s not enough to support her family’s living. Soon, they run out of money and suffer from hunger. They live in the District 12 where it’s a poor and food shortage region. People often suffer from hunger and Katniss is of no exception. In one section of the story, Katniss could not trade old baby clothes for food or find food from trash bins. She passes by a bakery one day and she is extremely hungry:

Throughout a school day I constantly hear, “ I’m starving.” But is that really an accurate representation of our hunger. The feeling of hunger varies between person to person. Certain amounts of food satiate others faster than most. Our metabolism and access to food creates a miscellaneous hunger scale.

Hunger is a significant worldwide problem that seems insurmountable without a specific and understandable plan to bring permanent resolution. Ways to Conquer Hunger proposes a three-pronged strategy to eradicate hunger. Each area of the plan is discussed in detail. They are as follows:

How can one expect his or her work to perpetually stay in fashion without adapting it to the taste of the public? Novelties naturally draw more people than constancy, since the new is always more interesting than the old. This is an unchangeable nature of humanity. One of the major stimulating factors to the technological advancement of humanity is the fact that they look for newer and or more interesting things to replace the old. Anyone who aims to gain and maintain popularity must understand this essential principle to be successful. It is contradictory for one to continuously retain popularity while not providing interest stimulating factors. Kafka proves this theory through the melancholy life of the protagonist in “A Hunger Artist”. The artist’s performance was once popular within his community because the public found the suffering of the artist sparks excitement. However, as time pass people lost interest in watching him suffer. The artist unrealistically expects the public to be as passionate as he is for fasting which caused him to blame the public for misunderstanding him. The hunger artist is someone who refuses to adapt his art to the public while expecting the popularity. Through the depiction of the miserable life of the hunger artist, Kafka conveys the message that it is impossible to attain fashionability and maintain an unchanging mindset in the ever-evolving nature of society.

In many of the stories that we’ve read by Franz Kafka, food has been a reoccurring motif, tying into many of the themes present in Kafka’s storylines. The main characters have consistently been seen hungering and some desperately search for food while others try to abandon the requirement of eating. In his stories, Kafka has used the object of food and the state of hunger to help identify the major conflicts regarding the main characters in their lives. In these stories, the protagonists each suffer in some way and at the root of their suffering is food and hunger, whether it be literal or figurative.

Everybody has their own idea of home. For most people it is their safe haven, whether it be a physical place or the people that they surround themselves with.

It’s shortly after 12:30 in the afternoon and you have just completed your last exam of the day. With what feels like an empty brain and stomach, you head to the dining hall to meet up with your friends. Thinking back to your last class, you recall the silence that suffocated the brick and mortar testing center and the embarrassment that surrounded you as a thunderous rumble escaped your hungry stomach. You’re pretty sure people in Africa heard your stomach’s demand for nutrition. Sliding down further in your seat, you attempted to hold your stomach to prevent the next roar from escaping, but deep down you knew it was pointless.

Mostly everyone enjoys food, it 's what brings people together. Lets face it, humans are always looking for a reason to eat. Our bodies need food in order to survive. However, at times we eat even when our bodies do not need it. This is the motivation of hunger. Hunger motivation refers to the need that humans have to eat in order to fulfill their hunger. Many factors other than surviving, can influence hunger such as psychological, environmental, and biological.

1. The title “A Hunger Artist” is controversial because the hunger artist both presents his fast as a show, while also being artless and uninspiring. Artists go to tremendous efforts to create or showcase their art, and that is what makes their art incredible. The hunger artist is dissatisfied because “he alone knew, what no other initiate knew, how easy it was to fast. It was the easiest thing in the world” (Kafka 270). Artistry cannot be attributed to a hunger “artist” who regards his art as simple. He is not an artist because he considers his “art of fasting” as easy, therefore it is not impressive. Artists must be professional and attempt various types of art in order to be successful. The hunger artist begins his time in a circus, but he does not have enough respect for his art to ensure that he has acceptable conditions. Due to the hunger artist’s extreme sensitivity in regards to his profession, “he avoided reading the conditions of his contract” (Kafka 274). The hunger artist, is not an artist because he has no respect for his art, or for himself as the artist.

Home isn’t going anywhere. If you leave you can always return and it’s important you do because then you can see the world you’ve been living in for so many years through a different lens.

You ask me what is hunger? Listen to me. Here I am so famished that you could see every little detail of my bones. I don’t even have the energy to talk, or even walk because my last meal was four days ago. Hear me out. This is not a joke, nor a pleasant position to be in. There are approximately 920 million people in the world who yearn for a meal each day, and every three point six seconds someone dies from hunger. Yet, when you think of hunger, you say to yourself, “ Oh yes, I’ve been hungry before, I’ve missed breakfast, then my stomach starts to growl, big deal.” No, you have it wrong. Put yourself in my shoes were I desire to find just a morsel of food in the dumpster in the alley.