That Lean And Hungry Look By Suzanne Britt

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That Lean and Hungry Look A good author is always conscious of being too sarcastic. In the short story “That Lean and Hungry Look” written by Suzanne Britt; the author point of views are drowned out by sarcasm. Suzanne Britt probably wrote this comical literary story while sitting in a coffee shop, drinking a fat-free cappuccino as she watched “thin and fat” people walk by. She may have wondered to herself what her life would have been like if she was thin. At some point, envy caused her point of views to be too sarcastic. Also, the sarcasm had inadvertently affected the mechanics of her story. The story was well written and has some unique pointers. However, the author message is muddled by her usage literary allusions, exaggerated usage of figurative language, and over usage of alliterations. …show more content…

Most authors wouldn’t allude to classic literary work comically. However, Suzanne Britt did just that when she referred to “Julius Caesar” a play written by William Shakespeare in paragraph one. Suzanne took the meaning of Julius Caesar words out of context. When Julius Caesar stated he wanted “fat, sleek-headed men” around him. He was referring to men who are content and wouldn’t bite the hand that fed them. According to paragraph one, the author makes a misguided attempt to quote Emily Dickinson’s poem “Snakes” to point out that thin people are overly creepy. If Suzanne Britt would have alluded to a more modern literary story, then maybe her point of view would have come across more

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