By putting objects in a different context, or placing them in an abnormal environment, it increases their value and are more appreciated. This is demonstrated in Aimee Bender’s “Fruit and Words.”
In “Fruit and Words,” it was interesting how popular the shop owner’s business was, and how intrigued the woman was when she came across it. While she was so eager to purchase the word NUT, she probably wouldn’t have had the same enthusiasm with purchasing an everyday bag of them. By shaping objects of the environment into their specific word, it forces a person to view the object out of context, and they value it more as a result. But why can’t someone just appreciate the grass they walk on everyday instead of purchasing the word made up of the same exact material? If the woman would have applied this line of thinking, she may have prevented herself from making a regretful decision. It is obvious the woman was struggling to find contentment in her life, but if she would have just sat back and looked at her life and the decision she was making, she may have realized her choice in marriage was not a suitable one.
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