Hunger
“HUNGER”
English 101
“Hunger” In the story hunger author Anne Lamott introduces herself and her struggle with food addiction and her battle with eating disorders that she suffered in the early part of her life. In this story she talks about her life how she was growing up, her personal obsession with food, her battle with alcoholism, and addiction to eating. Lamott in the short story hunger also covers her struggle for life with the eating disorder bulimia. The author throughout her story learns that her addiction and her battle with alcoholism were only symptoms of deeper lying problems, and eventually the manner in which she overcame all of that against all odds. The road was not simple but as you read the story “Hunger” and you connect with the author and her struggle then you really sees how hard the battle really was, not only did she overcome all of her disorders and addictions but she had a new lease on life, she learned to live once more. Lamott’s problems according to her story began at the age of thirteen when she was a mere 100 lbs. which is for the most part average. Lamott’s eating disorder caused her to in the course of one year gain 30 Lbs. Now at the age of 14 she struggled for the following ten years with her weight. Her weight over the years fluctuated rising and dropping she had tried everything dieting, binging, starving, purging until years later developing a very serious life threatening eating disorder. Years later it was not just a matter of doing it on impulse t had become a way of life she was now a victim to this mental disease of eating disorders. Upon learning that her father was diagnosed with brain cancer she turned to bulimia. In bulimia, eating binges may occur as often as several times a day for many months. People with bulimia often eat large amounts of high-calorie foods, usually in secret. People can feel a lack of control over their eating during these episodes. Binges lead to
English 101
“Hunger” In the story hunger author Anne Lamott introduces herself and her struggle with food addiction and her battle with eating disorders that she suffered in the early part of her life. In this story she talks about her life how she was growing up, her personal obsession with food, her battle with alcoholism, and addiction to eating. Lamott in the short story hunger also covers her struggle for life with the eating disorder bulimia. The author throughout her story learns that her addiction and her battle with alcoholism were only symptoms of deeper lying problems, and eventually the manner in which she overcame all of that against all odds. The road was not simple but as you read the story “Hunger” and you connect with the author and her struggle then you really sees how hard the battle really was, not only did she overcome all of her disorders and addictions but she had a new lease on life, she learned to live once more. Lamott’s problems according to her story began at the age of thirteen when she was a mere 100 lbs. which is for the most part average. Lamott’s eating disorder caused her to in the course of one year gain 30 Lbs. Now at the age of 14 she struggled for the following ten years with her weight. Her weight over the years fluctuated rising and dropping she had tried everything dieting, binging, starving, purging until years later developing a very serious life threatening eating disorder. Years later it was not just a matter of doing it on impulse t had become a way of life she was now a victim to this mental disease of eating disorders. Upon learning that her father was diagnosed with brain cancer she turned to bulimia. In bulimia, eating binges may occur as often as several times a day for many months. People with bulimia often eat large amounts of high-calorie foods, usually in secret. People can feel a lack of control over their eating during these episodes. Binges lead to