Ann Hodgman
1. Cite three specific examples of Hodgman’s descriptive imagery that you find to be particularly effective.
“The cheese chews like fresh play-doh, whereas the meat chews like play-doh that’s been sitting on a rug for a couple of hours” (p. 78)
“When I pulled open the container, juice spurted all over my hand, and the first chunk I speared was trailing a long grey vein” (p. 79)
“The mock marrow inside was a bit more problematic: in addition to looking like the sludge that collects in treads of my running shows, it was bursting with tiny hairs” (p. 81)
2. What do you think Hodgman’s purpose was in writing this essay? What overall message/meaning do you take from the essay?
I think that the overall purpose was to gross out the reader. She is showing us how gross the food is that we give to our dogs. The overall message is that he shouldn’t be duped by dog food companies into buying their food. They focus on marketing the food so that people want to buy it for their dogs and not so that dogs will eat healthier. She is investigating the marketing claims that people don’t usually look into. Also, dogs can’t tell us what they think of the food. The food is filled with strange ingredients and byproducts that aren’t healthy. Why should we feed this disgusting food to our dogs if we wouldn’t want to eat it ourselves? The essay is a satire and not meant to be serious.
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