Eat Me - Key Quotes Flashcards
PATIENCE AGBABI (3 cards)
“I like big girls, soft girls”
The objectification in this line shows how much the man is using the women for his pleasure, not for hers. The only focus is on what he wants and likes, without any regard for the women. The repetition of “girls” can also be seen as patronising the women, and can also be seen as showing her vulnerability by likening her more to a child that to an adult.
She has an innocence and lack of choice in the relationship.
“my only pleasure the rush of fast food”
By emphasising the “rush”, it is clear that any pleasure the women receives is short lived, with all the focus being on the man and with her needs not fully catered for. The alliteration of “fast food” helps to show the importance of this line to the poem and also shows how unhealthy this relationship is, both in terms of the physical food being eaten and the mental appreciation between the two. Some may also interpret the line as representing an unhealthy addiction, both to the food and to the relationship.
“There was nothing else left in the house to eat.”
“Eat Me” ends on an ambiguous and arguably sinister line. There is a strong sense of uncertainty as the feeder has now made the ultimate sacrifice of himself in order to feed the women, most likely through the idea of consumption rather than actual cannibalism. It also marks the point at which the women now has to provide for herself and raised questions for the reader such as whether she will ow be able to have a healthy relationship or lifestyle without being overfed.
