The Glutton
The Glutton - meaning Summary
Voracious Hunger and Possession
The poem depicts a male figure whose appetite is relentless and destructive. The speaker frames his hunger as both physical and emblematic of domination: he consumes choice food and leaves nothing, indifferent to restraint. Language of cooking and spoiling emphasizes the speaker’s exposure and the man’s entitlement. The final image of a ransacked larder suggests total depletion—materially and emotionally—implying a dynamic of consumption and power between them.
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