r-rite, here it is, just for Shoji- my interp of the Red Fox

k, so i'm sure ur all xpectin it by now, but i have an odd interpretation of the Red Fox.

in "A Modest Proposal" Johnathan Swift creates a very despirate view of the people during the Industrial Revolution. i was reminded of this while reading Margret Atwood's "The Red Fox" in which Atwood communicates the idea of a woman becoming a prostitute to try to feed her children. this idea is communicated through symbolism/metaphor, imagery, and diction.

so you're probably wondering where the prostitute came from. so, we'll start out with diction. first, the phrase "pawning their bodies" screams prostitute. next, "elegant scoundrel" signifies that the idea that the animal (or person) is not necessarily one that everyone approves of, but that they look nice and can be "foxy" (ok, i had to use the pun, deal with it). "eyes filled with longing" tends to have a sexual connotation and when paired with "despiration" we can gain the idea that the woman was trying to lure men to sleep with her so that she can get some kind of income.

symbolism/metaphor is the next major way of gaining this interpretation. (i grouped them cuz they really work as one entity.) the description of the body in the 3rd stanza gives the idea in multiple ways. first is that it gives a physical description that has allusions to the cunning mind and alternative motives of a prostitute. the idea that her skinny feet are adept at lies is like they are good at trickery and can be interpreted as though this woman is really good at making a man think that he wants her. i don't remember whose idea it was, but someone said that the feet were a means to an end, a means to getting where you're going, and that fits here too, the idea that the "street walker" uses her feet as a means to a dishonest end works out very well. the line where the speaker says that the fox could tell if they had "a gun or dog" can be interpreted as the prostitute being able to tell if the person was a cop cuz police carry guns and some have dogs too. the "raw heart" can be interpreted as being able to tell if the client is a virgin cuz a professional can tell when someone has no experience what so ever just like a raw heart is untouched and fresh, like raw meat. the phrase "it's only an excuse for zero charity" communicates the idea that the pracice shouldn't be allowed 2 continue n that it's a way not to help these womyn get themselves out of that life.

finally, the imagery in this poem not only helps gain this interpretation, but also helps can be seen when we look at the idea that the 5th stanza is filled with IR imagery, "hunger corrpupts" "mothers squeezing their breasts" and others give the feeling is the IR.

Through this i get the interpretation that the poem'sa about a prostitute