Out
of the several poems we have studied so far form Poems of the Decade, my
favourite has to be "Eat Me". I view it as a poem which is highly
relatable to the society in which we live in now, and reflects trends and norms
we see in our generation today. Using an extended metaphor to represent an
abusive relationship, an eating disorder even, leaves for wide interpretation
and made it interesting to discuss everyone's perspective of the meaning behind
the poem. The hidden techniques in the poem make for an even intriguing read as
going through the poem, you discover hidden thoughts of the persona and it
generates sympathy, empathy also for some, of her situation and dilemma. I
think that abusive relationships and eating disorders are huge issues which are
not directly addressed in our society but should be predominantly spoken about,
and this poem does a good job at confronting them. Furthermore, nearing the end
of the poem, the way the persona in the narrative seems to defeat this issue
sends a message to people at any age, as the extent to which her relationship
was deranged seemed too far gone for her to overcome it however she conquers
and got rid of the toxicity in her life, and this sends a valid reminder to
readers that they too can do the same.
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