Body as Burden: Representation of Normalized Oppression and Everyday Exclusions of Fatness in Roxane Gay's Memoir Hunger
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: In recent decades, the discourses on the body have gained rapid momentum in both literary and non- literary scapes. Starting from television shows, commercials, movies, magazines, social media, and even novels reiterate that not all bodies are equal. With the emergence of social media platforms like Instagram, a body has been limited to its visual image and is seen merely as an object. A fit body is now a visually pleasing body and not a functional body. This paper delves into the various challenges faced by an individual who is considered “fat.” The theorists of Fat Studies argue that being fat or obese is a socially constructed idea that oppresses people who do not meet the bodily expectations of the socio-culturally propagated body type. This paper aims to study the numerous levels of bias that a fat person faces in society and how they are “othered” in everyday life by doing a close textual reading of the memoir Hunger by Roxane Gay.
Author: Shanlax
Language: English
Topic: Obesity and Health Practices
Subfield: Pharmacy
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
SDG: Reduced inequalities
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W6930760464
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