eat me Flashcards
‘And I…[Eat Me]
…ate, did what I was told. Didn’t even taste it.
What is the AO2? ‘And I ate, did what I was told. Didn’t even taste it.’
Monosyllables show the female characters complete compliance with the man’s instructions, punctuation suggests an unthinking, mechanical compliance.
‘Three layers…[Eat Me]
…of icing, home made, a candle for each stone in weight
What is the AO2? ‘three layers of icing, home made, a candle for each stone in weight.
Language is defined by care, kindness and nurture, juxtaposed by the shocking, grotesque image of the third line.
What three quotations in Eat Me suggest a sense of ownership?
‘I was his Jacuzzi’ - metaphor conveys idea of pleasure
‘his pleasure, to watch me swell like forbidden fruit’ - biblical allusion to apple, suggests taboo/transgressive nature of relationship
‘His breadfruit…or a beach whale on a king size bed’ - repetition conveys ownership, presents woman as powerless and helpless
‘too fat to…[Eat Me]
…leave, too fat to buy a pint of full-fat milk, too fat to use fat as an emotional shield
What is the AO2? ‘too fat to leave, too fat to buy a pint of full-fat milk, too fat to use fat as an emotional shield’
The woman’s weight/size defines all aspects of her existence, as shown through the use of asyndetic listing.
‘The day I hit…[Eat Me]
…thirty-nine, I allowed him to stroke my globe of a cheek’
What is the AO2? ‘The day I hit thirty-nine, I allowed him to stroke my globe of a cheek’
The subtlety of the verb ‘hit’ foreshadows the violence to come, ‘allowed’ suggests that the woman now has the control.
‘His mouth…[Eat Me]
…slightly open, his eyes bulging with greed.’
What is the AO2? ‘His mouth slightly open, his eyes bulging with greed.’
In death he is defined by the greed that shaped her life.
Is there a rhyme scheme in Eat Me?
Yes, ABA. This increases the sense of claustrophobia.
