Fat
The writer, Roxane Gay, is morbidly obese and this serves as both a form of protection for her - a barrier against suffering future trauma and a way of alienating people - and also as a source of great pain because of how the world judges her for it.
The Midwest
This is where the author was born and raised. She has referred to this area as her home even though she has lived in mostly other rural areas for the 12 years preceding the writing of Hunger.
Books
Gay loved reading as a child and found solace in reading following her rape at age 12. She particularly cites The Girls of Canby Hall, the Sweet Valley High series, and the Little House on the Prairie as favorites.
The Cabin in the Woods
Gay was gang raped at age 12 in in this location near her suburban home.
Food
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