Fat: A Fictional Narrative Essay

“What else have you got in there?” Hector asked, genuine curiosity lacing his voice as he placed the glasses back down on the desk.

There she shares with them stories about her past and her present as well as they help with her chore of removing the eyes from a hogs head. From the way she talked about her preparation and canning of the “souse meat” as she called it, to her way of speaking in general, anyone who’s grown up in the more rural areas of West Virginia would almost feel like their reading a transcript of their own grandma’s words.

“I Am Spirit being 1st Human being 2nd Man / Woman 3rd Black /White 4th Christian/ Muslim 5th Fat/ Pretty/Bald 6th ...When I see...I can only see YOU. Why can 't you see me?” -Erykah Badu I believe Louise wanted to be viewed like this her whole life. Sadly the only time she ever noticed that she was “loved” was when she was starving and 150 pounds lighter. The views of Society man and reality standards of beauty have conflicted over a vast period of time, there 's always a certain stigma that sticks with beauty especially when it 's viewed under the social lens. Exploring how reality man and society 's views of physical standard would take a very long time to break down, but here are three reasons on how different our views are by using Andre Dubus’s “The Fat Girl”. Through the view of reality I would like to use Louise’s best friend Carrie, Carrie was a real friend she saw Louise for who she was and not her physical traits she made her feel comfortable with herself and was willing to help her lose weight as oppose of making her feel bad about herself. Society would be classified with Louise’s mother her mother was very hard on her because of how big she was, she always wanted for Louise to be beautiful and the only way her mother would accept her for who she was would be when she lost weight obviously her mother’s definition of beauty was only skin deep. Man would represent Louise, Louise seems confused for most of the story at a young age her mother pretty much

So began a thrice-daily ritual on the raft, with pumpkin pie and spaghetti being the favorite subjects. The men came to know louise’s recipes so well that if louie skipped a step or forgot an ingredient, Phil, and sometimes Mac, would quickly correct him and make him start over.” Instead of just saying “they were starving” Hillenbrand instead talks about how they fantasized about Louie’s Mother's cooking. She uses detail of the cooking to develop how hungry they are and to show the lack of food they have. I know when I'm hungry I often think about my mother's mash potatoes and ham, and how she puts everything together and cooks.

“You’ve run away with a man. It’s a shame you’d carry on this way after the upbringing I’ve given to you.” He cast an eye over her shirt and pants. “I assume those belong to your gunslinger companion.”

The climate itself offered nothing, the snow ran thin along the ground but stayed forever and reflected the sun as it did all it could to warm the atmosphere around them. The reflections were constantly blinding them as they hiked across the harsh earth beneath them. The soil was packed hard and was laced together with soil and ice, giving for nothing and made the walk on the frostbitten toes painful and agonizing. The wind never shied away with its gusts blowing the snow raining down on them sideways and blew them off balance, forcing them to battle for each and every

“Help yourself,” said Jake. Lela gently grabbed a burger, already prepared, from the center of the table. Jake had cooked them himself. Lela picked up the engraved metal fork. She started cutting off parts of her burger, as if it were spaghetti. Mrs. Johnson looked at her with hatred and disgust.

“Don't listen to him,” her mother says, taking her hand and leading her inside the small house, closing the door on him. “He'll come around, Awen, you'll see. Please, sit down. We have so much to get caught up on, and I just put dinner in the oven.”

Cléo aligns in the first half of the film with Beauvoir’s claims that “the average Western male’s ideal is a woman who freely submits to his domination” (Beauvoir 201). Similarly, in Fat Girl, Elena represents another type of ideal woman that men seek, which is one that will give herself to him, therefore relinquishing a part of her and her control. Elena like Cléo in the first part of the film has virtually no control. Elena cannot control what happens after giving her virginity to Fernando because she had already given herself to him, having succumbed to the fantasy. Fernando had played Elena and she could not control their relationship or lack thereof. Cléo also accepts the fantasy to a degree when she believes what the Tarot card

“Alright, Mother,” James said as he turned to his beloved sister. James tried to teach Ann what he had learned that day when Father entered the house. He addressed the family and sat down at the table as Mother brought a bowl of terrapin stew for supper. The family began eating the wonderful stew, when Ann interrupted the silence.

The Ultimate Fit or fat book by Covert Bailey has been the most beneficial piece of writing that has helped me to understand fitness and the effects it has on each individual. I have learned so much more by reading this book than by simply typing in “How to lose weight” in the google search bar. A majority of online pieces of writings and products they advertise on TV that are supposed to help you lose weight are all about dieting. The most important fact I learned while reading Covert Baileys book, is that dieting doesn’t fix the problem. It can help for a little while, but it doesn’t get to the root of the problem and correct it. In The Ultimate Fit or Fat book Bailey says, “The control mechanism for obesity is not diet, its muscle metabolism… Fat people who are constantly dieting should worry less about how to lose weight. Instead they should ask themselves, why do I gain weight” (Bailey). Dieting is not the answer. A mixture of eating healthier, exercising, and having a good mind set is what will end with a lifelong success.

The weather was either so hot you nor your animals could bear to go on. At times it would get so cold you couldn’t even move your toes. It would rain at times and your wagon wheels would get stuck and you wouldn’t be able to go on any longer. The dust on the trail was sometimes two or three inches deep. Ox shoes had fallen off and their hooves split.

This is America. The country with the highest obesity count. Why? Because ‘Murica that’s why.Recently, it’s becoming more of an issue. More ways than the average person would think. Now it isn’t just about being unhealthy, it can be bad socially as well.

Nearly all girls in their teenage years detest their bodies and diet enthusiastically. The focus of the book Fat Talk leads the person who is reading or the one conducting investigation to think of the survival of girls, providing approaches into how their parents have a discussion with them regarding their transforming bodies. Black girls always have a high regard for their mother’s powers in insisting on taking the right diets while on the other side white girls portray their mothers individual fat chat, fathers painful teasing and the manner in which their mothers at times go on a diet together to flee the family irritation, loose thighs as well as full hips. Most girls evade meals to avoid weight increase that their parents find wrong.

In American culture, the obese body is represented very negatively. One factor that contributes to this negative representation is the abundance of negative reactions that people display towards overweight people. It is a stigma that often taints and belittles the person, leading others to judge the individual negatively, rejecting, hating, or ridiculing him or her. That can often lead the obese person to develop sever psychological problems.