The Joy of Cooking-Elaine Magarrell- Questions-3

Reading the passage in the beginning, it seemed very sick and grotesque.  However, as I finished the poem, I realized that the cooking may not actually be cooking at all.  The tone of this poem is undoubtedly bitter and almost sarcastic.  "I could also have it braised and served in sour sauce"(Magarrell).  After reading this part in the poem, I realized what the author is trying to portray.  The heart of a person describes who they are and what they are like.  A good-hearted person is someone known for helping people out and assisting those that need it.  However, a sour hearted person is someone that does ill towards people.  The cooking techniques and methods are used to describe the appropriate classification of what that person's certain body part is like.  Similarly, the author's sister's problem is described as being her tongue and what she says.  The spices, tastes, and sauces of the foods that the author says would be appropriate for each character describe the in depth problem of each character.