And when we finally stood up and turned to face the world, I could feel something climbing through me. I could feel it on its hands and knees inside me, rising up, rising up - and I smiled. I smiled, thinking, The hunger, because I knew it all too well. The hunger. The desire. Then, slowly, as we walked on, I felt the beauty of it, and I could taste it, like words inside my mouth. Markus Zusak
About This Quote

“The Hunger” is a short story written by Toni Morrison, published in 1992. The story intertwines two stories about two very different people, one who is a woman named Linda and the other is a man named Joseph. In the story, Linda has gone through a horrible sexual assault and has tried to put it behind her. However, she still feels the pain of being raped and she is left with unwanted scars on her body.

Joseph also experienced a horrible trauma when his mother died when he was 11 years old. He carries this pain with him all through his life and he cannot get rid of it no matter how hard he tries to. The two characters meet each other at an old age home for old people and they both feel something inside them rising up to fight for their happiness after the terrible experiences they went through in their lives.

The story shows that not all pain can be avoided or should be avoided but should be used as motivation to make us stronger and to do what we enjoy doing the most because that’s what makes us happy.

Source: Getting The Girl

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