"The enthusiasm grew day by day"; the main character felt ridiculed and criticized by society for starving himself for forty days. "The Hunger Artist," written by Franz Kafka, explores a world where the upper class turns their backs against a lower class due to their selfishness and unwillingness to relate to the main character of "The Hunger Artist" and other less privileged people. Consequently "The Hunger Artist" is leaning towards the conception of a classless society, also known as Marxism, which is the political and economic theories of Karl Marx; more concretely, in favor of a classless society. During the Hunger Artist, selfishness and vulgar behavior are propelled towards the main character in "The Hunger Artist" and the story displays
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By way of illustration, a quote from the story proves this point. "At one time the whole town took a lively interest in the hunger artist; from day to day of his fast the excitement mounted," states the narrator. (Pg. 2) The narrator goes on to state that elderly people attended the event to promote cachinnation and reprehension of the Hunger Artist and children were inspired to be intrigued with the event. The fact that people ridicule the artist of his forty day expeditious goes to exhibit that upper class people do not realize how they are putting the main character down verbally. Not only does the public ridicule the Hunger Artist, but the watchmen in charge of taking care of the Hunger Artist were not convinced and dubious that the Hunger Artist was indeed fasting for forty days and ridiculed The Hunger Artist as a result. "He was prepared to joke with them, to tell them stories from his journeyman years, and in turn to listen to their stories, anything just so as to keep them awake, to be able to show them again and again that he had nothing edible in the cage, and that he starved in a way that not one of them could." (Pg. 2) This quote provokes a sense that the Hunger Artist is trying his best to prove that he is indeed fasting and to gain the respect of the upper class and the watchmen. The Hunger Artist has a desire to prove that he is accomplishing something and should be recognized for it. Consequently, one can state that The Hunger Artist was a victim of harsh criticism of the upper class due to people not realizing his intent of wanting
By way of illustration, a quote from the story proves this point. "At one time the whole town took a lively interest in the hunger artist; from day to day of his fast the excitement mounted," states the narrator. (Pg. 2) The narrator goes on to state that elderly people attended the event to promote cachinnation and reprehension of the Hunger Artist and children were inspired to be intrigued with the event. The fact that people ridicule the artist of his forty day expeditious goes to exhibit that upper class people do not realize how they are putting the main character down verbally. Not only does the public ridicule the Hunger Artist, but the watchmen in charge of taking care of the Hunger Artist were not convinced and dubious that the Hunger Artist was indeed fasting for forty days and ridiculed The Hunger Artist as a result. "He was prepared to joke with them, to tell them stories from his journeyman years, and in turn to listen to their stories, anything just so as to keep them awake, to be able to show them again and again that he had nothing edible in the cage, and that he starved in a way that not one of them could." (Pg. 2) This quote provokes a sense that the Hunger Artist is trying his best to prove that he is indeed fasting and to gain the respect of the upper class and the watchmen. The Hunger Artist has a desire to prove that he is accomplishing something and should be recognized for it. Consequently, one can state that The Hunger Artist was a victim of harsh criticism of the upper class due to people not realizing his intent of wanting