The Heart Is The Best Part In Craig Arnold’s “Artichoke”, the poet is taking about an artichoke, what it looks like, and how to get to the heart, the best part to eat. This reflects the theme, relationship problems and how they happen. That being not talking to each other because of an argument. If a couple argues all the time it will be harder to make up and love each other or in other words, get to the “heart”. In the first stanza the boyfriend is talking about how his girlfriend is not acting like herself, and he says, “who are you trying to fool?”(4) being quite irritated. The girlfriend says “the things men think of are so cruel”(11) in response in a very snappy tone. She is criticizing her boyfriend and knowing that she is upset, does
