fast food nation by eric schlosser
In Eric Schlosser’s “Fast Food Nation” he talks about the truth behind fast food. We never really wonder, when we eat fast food, where it came from, or what we are really eating, or how it came to be sitting in front of us. Well Schlosser uses his undeniable phraseology, his overall facts on the history of fast food, and his brutal honesty to describe and challenge our fast food nation, as we know it. In his book Schlosser argues that the fast food industry utilizes its political influence to avoid its main problems with health issues and its terrible working conditions, all the while greatly increasing profits and its expansion. Schlosser’s sense of humor and word choice set the all-inclusive tone throughout the book. His presentation of his argument is straightforward and out in the open. Although, Schlosser gives opportunities to side differently, his overall standpoint is potent. His intent in writing the book is to challenge people to consider the consequences of eating at McDonalds or any other fast food chain. He gives us insight on what really is going into our food.
“The medical literature on the causes of food poisoning is full of euphemisms and dry scientific terms: coliform levels, aerobic plate counts, sorbitol, MacConkey agar, and so on. Behind them lies a simple explanation for why eating a hamburger can now make you seriously ill:...” In this quote, from his book, Schlosser is explaining all the fancy ways of saying what we are really eating. This only further proves his argument on the health problems caused by the so-called food that has consumed America as a whole. Most health problems today have been linked to fast food and what is really in it. We honestly don’t know what is in it. The main intent is to make the food taste good, so whatever has to be added to achieve that goal will be.
It’s all about pleasing the right customers and what better customers to advertise to than children. Schlosser begins to describe the two geniuses in
“The medical literature on the causes of food poisoning is full of euphemisms and dry scientific terms: coliform levels, aerobic plate counts, sorbitol, MacConkey agar, and so on. Behind them lies a simple explanation for why eating a hamburger can now make you seriously ill:...” In this quote, from his book, Schlosser is explaining all the fancy ways of saying what we are really eating. This only further proves his argument on the health problems caused by the so-called food that has consumed America as a whole. Most health problems today have been linked to fast food and what is really in it. We honestly don’t know what is in it. The main intent is to make the food taste good, so whatever has to be added to achieve that goal will be.
It’s all about pleasing the right customers and what better customers to advertise to than children. Schlosser begins to describe the two geniuses in