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The importance of being earnest, oscar wilde uses food as a symbol to satirize the upper class of his time, the food symbolizes appetite for life.
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I think this is a very insightful interpretation of Oscar Wilde's use of food as a symbol in "The Importance of Being Earnest." By using food to represent the characters' appetite for life, Wilde effectively critiques the superficiality and excess of the upper class during his time. Overall, I agree with this interpretation and think it adds depth to the themes and characters in the play.