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Fat by Raymond Carver
Setting
Setting
Fat by Raymond Carver takes place in several settings. The start of the story indicates that the narrator is at Ritas house having coffee. The story then moves to a flashback to the restaurant that the narrator works at with her boyfriend, Rudy . It then ends in the narrators house, spending time with him.
Atmosphere
The atmosphere of the story starts off very light, and very casual, with the narrator telling Rita about the fat man that she was waiting. But on the last two pages, it takes a turn to serious, because of the insecurities the narrator expresses, as she sees the judgemental side of her boyfriend and her co-workers.
Mood
Again, like the atmosphere of the story, the mood changes throughout the reading. It starts fairly happy, but takes a turn about three lines in. As the narrator talks more and more about the fat man, the story becomes more and more depressing, but still havuing a feeling of determination at the end.
Plot
Conflict:
Man vs. Self
Man vs Society
Plot
Exposition: Rita is presented as the narrators friend and the fat man is introduced
Initial Incident: The fat man orders a bunch of food and everyone mkes fun of him
Rising Action: the narrator talks about the fat man, being the only one who shows him patience out of all her coworkers
Climax: She goes home and realizes that she has connections to the fat man and that maybe she is fat in everyone elses eyes
Falling Action: She goes to bed and Rudy ends up having sex with her against her will
Resolution: The narrator makes another reference to Ritas fingers, showing her insecurities, and saying that she feels that her life is going to change
Characters
Characters
Narrator: Rudy's girlfriend, very compassionate and very nice, but very insecure about herself (Protagonist)
Rudy: The cook, narrators boyfriend, and like the rest of the narrators coworkers, very judegemental (Flat)
Fat man: Very polite, well manered but very shy and insecure about his size (Flat)
Rita: The narrators best friend, understanding yet seems to not care about her friend (Confidante)
Herb: Dinners door greeter (Stock)
Margo: Chases after Rudy, seems to be desperate and judgemental (Flat)
Harriet: very judgemental (Flat)
Other Info
P.O.V: First person because the narrator is flashing back to a memory
Symbols:
1. Creamy fat/dainty fingers
2. The fat man
3. The anxiety the narrator feels
Theme statement(s):
1. Just because evryone is different, it doesn't mean you have the right to be judegemental.
2. Becareful what you say around others, because you don't always know what they're going through.
3 Important Devices
3 Important Devices
Tone: The tone of the story is very important to the overall writing. The narrator shows the tone through her anxiety and insecurities
Foreshadowing: The narrator foreshadows that her life will change at the end of the story, leaving us at a sort of a cliffhanger
Imagery: The narrator paints us the image of the fat man and his fingers, how much he eats and who the other characters are