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The meaning of the hunger symbolism in this story is best illustrated by contrasting the hunger artist to the panther who replaces him in the circus cage. In contrast to the hunger artist, whose mouth and throat rarely admit sustenance, the panther eats heartily, and carries “freedom” in his “noble body,” and “the joy of life streamed with ardent passion from his throat.”
Historical Context of A Hunger Artist. “A Hunger Artist” was one of Kafka’s final texts. In fact, he was working on it on his deathbed. There is also some truth to the story itself: hunger artistry was a genuine phenomenon that once drew large crowds, peaking in popularity in the 1880s.
The Separation of Artist from Society. In “A Hunger Artist,” the hunger artist’s troubled relationship with his spectators suggests that the artist exists apart from society and must therefore be misunderstood. In the hunger artist’s case, being an artist means cutting oneself off from the world, a conclusion reflected in the hunger ...
A Hunger Artist. by Franz Kafka. Translation by Ian Johnston. In the last decades interest in hunger artists has declined considerably. Whereas in earlier days there was good money to be earned putting on major productions of this sort under one’s own management, nowadays that is totally impossible. Those were different times.
The hunger artist’s struggle to find meaning and purpose in his art is a reflection of the struggles faced by many artists in their pursuit of creative expression. The story highlights the tension between the artist’s desire for artistic integrity and the need to please an audience.
The Meaning of Existence. “A Hunger Artist” is a deeply philosophical text that is a prime example of Kafka’s overall approach to his literature. As with many of his other stories, interpretations of the text vary widely, and for good reason: Kafka deliberately creates tales that are almost fable-like, except that, unlike the typical ...
Point of view ‘‘A Hunger Artist’’ is written from a thirdperson limited perspective, meaning that the narrator is an abstract voice, not a character in the story.
