Poetry Analysis

When he was found under the straw in his cage, he was asked if he was still fasting, and then soon died by the talent that he lived for. Someone might write a hit album, make it big, and have millions of fans all over the place, wanting to see them, or buy their album. Whether or not certain entertainers will accept that society is going to change with or with out them is the main concern. This would be a great financial income for that person, or a great living. The recording artist would try something else because the music isn’t making the same kind of money it used to, therefore he must lower his standard of living to compensate for societies rejection of his talent. Society eventually moves away from the current trends at the time and is forced into a change of some kind. Society would embrace their gift and then they might write a not so good album, and society would reject them. Not in the hunger artists life though, he was going to fast and that was that. After the hunger artist joined the circus, he had many more days of the crowd’s marvelous gaze, but that too ran out. This too is representative of today’s society because once an entertainer gets too old or loses their ability, they are cast out by society and are virtually dead in the eyes of their field until there death. His only real concern was the record number of days fasting he wanted to break, which he had set himself? "His public pretended to admire him so much, why should it have so little patience with him; if he could endure fasting longer, why shouldn’t the public endure it?" I think this is a very important statement in the reading and it really makes a direct connection with today’s modern society despite the time period difference. He then joined a circus that had enormous traffic, so once again more people could marvel at his talent. At that point, they are quickly replaced by the next rising star, to enter the cycle. As for the hunger artist, money and standards of living do not play a role in is happiness; therefore he has only the societal pressures influencing his decisions.