A Piece of Steak

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1909

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If Tom is the protagonist of “A Piece of Steak,” who or what is the antagonist, and why?

Tom King blames his defeat at the hands of Sandel on the absence of a piece of steak, but would he have won the fight if he’d eaten meat? Or was “Youth” always going to “be served”?

Describe one of the metaphors the story uses. What is its significance?