the hunger artist

This a story is told primarily from the perspective of a ‘‘hunger artist,’’ who fasts for up to forty days at a time while sitting in a cage scattered with straw, which is placed on display in a public location, as a form of mass entertainment. In the opening line, the reader is informed that public interest in the ‘‘art’’ of fasting has declined in recent years.At the height of the hunger artist’s career, and of public interest in his performances, things were different. The whole town would ‘‘take a lively interest’’ in his performances; most people made a point of looking at him at least once a day. To prove that he was not sneaking any food, local men, usually butchers, were assigned to guard the cage at night.this story to me was a a very weird story. It just proves what people do just to get some type of fame. Think about it would you really starve yourself so that people can like you and be amazed of how long you can starve yourself. I dont care how much money they were paying him because your health is more important than fame