Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body Literary Elements

Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body Literary Elements

Genre

Memoir

Setting and Context

Nebraska, US, 1974 - present time

Narrator and Point of View

Roxane Gay

Tone and Mood

Revealing, open

Protagonist and Antagonist

Protagonist: Roxane Gay; Antagonist: Rapists - life

Major Conflict

Roxane Gay was raped when she was 12 years old.

Climax

Gay tries losing weight and finding a purpose in her life.

Foreshadowing

Gay's downward spiral was foreshadowed by the many women before her that were affected by rape.

Understatement

The main understatement in the book is how harmful Gay was to herself, even though she found comfort in it.

Allusions

Gay refers to and alludes to shows like "the biggest loser".

Imagery

The image of Gay eating away her feelings is important.

Paradox

The paradox of weight and how to deal with it is always apparent in the book.

Parallelism

There is a parallel line between Gay and her body, even though she doesn't want to let it be a definite part of her.

Metonymy and Synecdoche

N/A

Personification

Gay's body is personified in itself, as it is not a part of her, but more of a person of its own.

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