This story was unlike anything I have ever read... Mainly due to the difficulty I had in following the events that took place. The word choices and sentence structure throughout the story made it hard to get a good sense of what was going on. I took away a few things from it however. It was interesting to read about the ways in which the slaves were treated. I understand that society was much different during that time period but it was shocking to learn how poorly some people can be treated. The feast itself was also unique. Reading through the descriptions of some of the things being offered to the guests made me thankful for the food that I consume now. The way in which Trimalchio made sure everything offered to eat was of the best quality was also interesting. The piece that discussed the use of exotic bees to produce top quality honey was pretty cool.