Journal 3

1. One example of Hodgman’s descriptive imagery is when she is describing the dog food, “I gagged my way through can after can of stinky white-flecked mush and bag after bag of stinky, fat-drenched nuggets.” Another example is when she describing eating the food “There was a horrifying rush of chedder taste, followed immediately by the dull tang of soybean flour- the main ingredient in Gainesburgers.” One more example of Hodgman using descriptive imagery in the essay is when she talks about the food again and says, “a lumpy, frightening, bloody, stringy horror is a sign of high quality- lots of meat.”  

2. I think Hodgman wrote this essay as just a way to tell the story of her experience of trying dog food. She wanted to get her experience out to people to let them know how different things are. I think the overall meaning of the essay is to try things that you want to do and stick with it even though it may be difficult.