Diseases that affect humans are many times categorized into either a male disease or a female disease. In other words, the public views the disease as being usually carried by males or by females. Anorexia and bulimia are almost always classified as a disease that affects mostly females. These diseases may also be classified into different categories depending on what their cause is thought to be. Maggie Helwig, author of the short story "Hunger," believes …showed first 75 words of 560 total…

…showed last 75 words of 560 total…Maggie Helwig offers much evidence for her claim that anorexia and bulimia are mainly faced by women and that they are statements about "consumption and consumerism." Three major supports have been discussed, although more such evidence can be found in her short story, "Hunger." Whether Helwig is correct can not be proven. However, she provides adequate support for her thesis and it ought to be strongly considered as the main cause for the illnesses discussed.