On the other hand, Jim’s gullible character is revealed when he gave up all of

4. In “Carnal Knowledge,” Boyle satirizes the animal rights movement in a hilarious story that aligns hunger and lust. The word “carnal” relates to bodily pleasures and appetites. The significance of the title is that it reflects the interplay between the narrator’s lust towards Alena’s physical or bodily beauty and his hunger towards meat. The narrator is clearly attracted to Alena’s beauty as he describes her as “a pretty impressive sight” (p.253). However, as he mentioned in the beginning, he never really thinks much about meat, he just sees meat as “food, the body’s fuel” (p.252). He basically thinks that “it’s only meat” all along. What he did for Alena: the demonstrations, the sympathetic remarks, his time taken off from work, his turkey liberating efforts, are not what he believes. His primary concerns are not some noble fantasies about sparing the lives of some poor animals. He had only done them for Alena’s sake. Therefore, the story’s final words from the narrator: “it’s only meat” shed light on the significance on the title as what he went through with Alena is only bodily pleasure or physical attraction. It was not love as the narrator has constantly suspected.

The narrator is attracted to her mostly because of her beauty. He is constantly looking at her instead of listening to her: “I could smell her, the moussee she used in her hair…” (p.253), “gesturing with her flawless hands” (p.255), “she was wearing a pair of too-tight jeans” (p.263). The attraction is mostly physical since the narrator is sometimes confused by Alena’s actions and thoughts. He does not understand Alena’s enthusiasm towards animal rights which can be seen when Alena quoted from a famous activist: “Everyday is Auschwitz for the animals” (p.256). Auschwitz is a very powerful word, one that is not thrown around lightly, which certainly has a negative connotation. However, Jim did no

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