Larry Woiwode's Ode To An Orange

An orange, a round sphere filled with vitamin C. Everyone has eaten one and knows its distinct flavor. Oranges probably do not have much meaning to you; they are just a fruit that tastes good. In “Ode to an Orange” Larry Woiwode describes how an orange brings him to a warm and sunny world when he is stuck in the frozen winters of North Dakota. In life things may seem simple but there is usually more to them. In “Ode to an Orange” it is shown that an orange is more than a fruit; it can make you lie, it is a celebration to open it and it is pure bliss consuming it.
An orange is not just a fruit; it has the ability to make you lie. Woiwode states that “their appearance was enough to set my brother and me to thinking that it might be about …show more content…
There are many pieces of the orange you can eat. He expresses “there is a stem up the center of the sections like a mushroom stalk, but tougher; this can be eaten” (49). He also explains that in special oranges there is an extra growth in the bottom of an orange called a nubbin. You can eat the nubbin. All these pieces show why it is so good to eat an orange. They add to the enjoyment of consuming the orange. There is also the orange itself that is even better than the other pieces. He describes it, “close your eyes to be on the safe side, and for the eruption in your mouth of the silvers of watery meat” (50). There is so much juice in it that you need to close your eyes. It is an eruption when you bite into the orange, like a juicy meat. It is perfect. He explains another way to eat an orange. You first puncture it then you drink the juices. After that he adds “once the juice is gone, you can disembowel the orange as you wish and eat away its pulpy remains” (50). There are many different options to eat an orange. It can always be different every time you eat it. This is why eating an orange is excellent. There are many different pieces to eat, there is a lot of juice and you have many different ways of eating