"A Hunger Artist"

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This paper analyzes the book "A Hunger Artist," written by Franz Kafka. It describes the analogies presented by Kafka in the book and the reactions of the spectators who come to see the hunger artist. The paper also discusses how "A Hunger Artist" can be considered on many different levels of understanding, as well as some of the questions that arise upon reading the book.

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"Yet, perhaps Kafka is noting that the true artists, the best ones, are those who remain popular long after these passing fancies, long after many, many different kinds of freaks and abnormalities. In fact, Kafka, himself, is one of these. Decades later, he is read and appreciated more than when he was alive. He speaks for humanity today, just as he spoke for humanity in his times. This is the true artist--Not one who craves power and attention or devotes every minute to his art to prove how different he his, but the one whose work lasts and is viewed, or listened to, or read over and over again for decades or centuries to come."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Kafka, Franz. "A Hunger Artist." Retrieved March 14, 2007. http://www.lundwood.u- net.com/ahunga.htm

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