The Best Pizza in the World
Paper instructions:
Read “The Best Pizza in the World” (181-184), by Elizabeth Gilbert. It is an example of narrative (story telling) and description (colorful, specific details). Discuss at least two of the following prompts. To get full credit, your original response should be at least 5 sentences, and you should respond to at least one other posting.
What dominant impression does Gilbert create of Naples and the pizza she ate there? What details and description support or develop that dominant impression?
The headnote states that this essay is an excerpt from a larger book entitled, Eat, Pray, Love (which was later made into a movie). What assumptions does Gilbert make about her readers, their knowlege of Italy and Italian food, and their attitutes about traveling and life in general?
The title implies that Gilbert is writing about pizza. Do you think there is another purpose/topic in this essay that is not so clearly stated? If so, what is it?
Review the last 3 paragraphs (starting with “A word about my body…”) In those paragraphs, what is Gilbert implying about traditional American attitudes toward food, diet, and health?
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