Isolation And Loneliness In The Hunger Artist '

Although a lot of factors play into the hunger artist’s isolation and loneliness, it is made clear that he feels great frustration with his audience due to their lack of understand which causes him to distance himself even more. As the speaker of the story describes the different type of audience the hunger artist has, he describes children as being the most interested in craft and the hunger artist’s willingness to talk to them and tell them stories of his nomadic lifestyle, in hopes that they will appreciate the uniqueness of his craft. While the hunger artist enjoys them, there are also watchers who assume he is somehow eating and don’t truly believe he goes the whole time without food. These types of people are the ones that contribute