Eat Pray Love By Elizabeth Gilbert
Lauren Boyd
1. The tittle Eat, Pray, Love directly corresponds to the three different sections of this book. The sections refer to the 3 countries Gilbert visited in her yearlong trip to Italy, India, and Indonesia. First, she experienced the mouth-watering food of Rome. Then, she stayed at an Ashram in India to pray and discover who she really was. Finally, She wrapped up her adventure in Bali where she found the love of her life. The title connects thematically because eating, praying and loving are 3 main joys in life and the book is all about Gilbert finding joy. Healing also plays a role the meaning of the title because those who are broken usually turn to food, God, or love and that is exactly what she did. Eat, Pray, Love was a perfect title for this novel
2. Elizabeth Gilbert is the author of this book and by all standards of American society, she had everything she needed to be happy. She had a husband, a career as a writer, and great friends. So why was she so unhappy? She did not want to live the “American dream” anymore. She wanted to explore places like Indonesia where it did not matter if all you owned were the clothes on your back and where everyone lived in the live moment instead of worrying about petty things. Gilbert knew there was more to life than working 9-5 and she made it her goal to discover what those things were.
3. This book takes place during Gilbert’s yearlong trip to the countries of Italy, India, and Indonesia. It was published in 2006 so it is a fairly modern work. The setting in this novel is key in the sense that she leaves her home in New York to explore these countries. Without the setting there would be no story because she creates these adventures by her surroundings. Rome is known for its food and landmarks, which are incomparable to anything else. People from all over the world desire to experience the incredible culture it has to offer. In India, the spiritual devotion people have is exhilarating. Finally, Bali is an
1. The tittle Eat, Pray, Love directly corresponds to the three different sections of this book. The sections refer to the 3 countries Gilbert visited in her yearlong trip to Italy, India, and Indonesia. First, she experienced the mouth-watering food of Rome. Then, she stayed at an Ashram in India to pray and discover who she really was. Finally, She wrapped up her adventure in Bali where she found the love of her life. The title connects thematically because eating, praying and loving are 3 main joys in life and the book is all about Gilbert finding joy. Healing also plays a role the meaning of the title because those who are broken usually turn to food, God, or love and that is exactly what she did. Eat, Pray, Love was a perfect title for this novel
2. Elizabeth Gilbert is the author of this book and by all standards of American society, she had everything she needed to be happy. She had a husband, a career as a writer, and great friends. So why was she so unhappy? She did not want to live the “American dream” anymore. She wanted to explore places like Indonesia where it did not matter if all you owned were the clothes on your back and where everyone lived in the live moment instead of worrying about petty things. Gilbert knew there was more to life than working 9-5 and she made it her goal to discover what those things were.
3. This book takes place during Gilbert’s yearlong trip to the countries of Italy, India, and Indonesia. It was published in 2006 so it is a fairly modern work. The setting in this novel is key in the sense that she leaves her home in New York to explore these countries. Without the setting there would be no story because she creates these adventures by her surroundings. Rome is known for its food and landmarks, which are incomparable to anything else. People from all over the world desire to experience the incredible culture it has to offer. In India, the spiritual devotion people have is exhilarating. Finally, Bali is an