“No Wonder They Call Me a Bitch” – Ann Hodgman
(The Norton Sampler p.77)
Read the selection and write a one paragraph response to the following questions.
1. Cite three specific examples of Hodgman’s descriptive imagery that you find to be particularly effective.
“While my dachshund, Shortie, watched in agonies or yearning, I gagged my way through can after can of stinky, white-flecked mush and bag after bag of stinky fat drenched nuggets. And now I understand why Shortie’s breath is so bad.”
“The “cheese” chews like fresh Play-Doh, whereas the “meat” chews like Play-Doh that’s been sitting out on a rug for a couple of hours.”
“Cycle-1, for puppies, is wet and soyish. Cycle-2, for adults, glistens nastily with fat, but it passably edible-a lot like canned Swedish meatballs I once got in a care package at college.”
2. What do you think Hodgman’s purpose was in writing this essay? What overall message/meaning do you take from the essay?
I think her purpose and message for writing this essay was to show that advertising can be deceitful. The true description of the dog foods does not make one want to go out and buy dog food. It makes you want to give your dog the food off your plate because it tastes so much better than what the dog food descriptions tell you. Advertising is a wonderful thing, especially when it comes to things people do not eat or use, because people won’t try the product, they will just get the one with the most appetizing description, even if it really doesn’t taste as good as the package says.
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