Sometimes, there’s more to Lit than meets the eye.
Hunger as a Monster or Bomb
Throughout his childhood, Mark experiences hunger, sometimes verging on starvation. He describes it as a devouring beast that turns his every emotion into hatred: "At times it was the silent destroyer, creeping in unseen, unrecognized, except when, like a powerful time bomb, it would explode inside my guts. At other times it took the form of a dark, fanged beast, and hovered constantly over my dizzy head, as if about to pounce on me and gouge my guts out with its monstrous talons" (10.58).America
America is a symbol of freedom for Mark. He sees America as a place where blacks already have equality, or at least tremendous freedom in comparison to South African blacks. Mark aims his life goal towards going to the United States, knowing he wants to experience what it's like to live as a free man.
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