Analyzing Crumb's Poem Titled '

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Observation: This story was a little confusing. I had to read the last page three times before I understood it. While reading the story, I noticed the use of symbolism. The cage is a symbol of how the hunger artist feels with society. He feels like an outsider and different from the rest of society. The hunger artist fast, but society does not understand why he is fasting. They do not appreciate his fasting. Interpretation: The theme in this story is pride. The hunger artist lets his pride get in the way of people liking him and his attraction, which is him fasting. In the story it states, “... people became interested in other amusements, and were revolted by professional fasting. The hunger artist could not change jobs…” ( Crumb

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