A Hunger Artist Characters

The unnamed protagonist of the story, the hunger artist is a man with one sole purpose in life: to starve. He believes this to be his one true calling, and he rejects all other worldly… read analysis of The Hunger Artist

Comprised of different people at different times, the audience defines what the hunger artist’s work means outside of his own perceptions and beliefs. In the hey-day of hunger artistry, the audience is huge. Children… read analysis of The Audience / Public

For most of the hunger artist’s career—if it can be called that—the manager presides over his act, taking care of the business dealings and apparently looking after the well-being of his investment. But the… read analysis of The Manager / Impresario