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1. What do you think Roxane Gay means by the phrase “The story of my body is not a story of triumph” (4)?

Roxane Gay is what some doctors call “super morbidly obese,” and although she has been heavier than she is at the time she is writing this book, she is still very overweight. She continues to struggle with her weight and with related mental and physical health problems, which is what she means by the phrase "The story of my body is not a story of triumph" (4).

2. What are some of the reasons Gay gives explaining why Hunger was a difficult book for her to write?

Hunger was a very personal book for Gay to write, as she details her brutal gang rape and the fact that she felt she could not tell anyone about her trauma for many years.

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