For example, Schlosser talks to Hank, a Colorado rancher, whose business is suffering because of the meatpacking companies that provide for the fast food chains. Schlosser uses pathos when interviewing workers so that the reader can better relate to the experiences and pain that others are feeling. Schlosser talks to those who have the low paying jobs to find out details that the heads of the corporations would never tell him.
At this time, he introduces his first concern with the industry, which leads to his arguments in the rest of the book.Ĭhapters three through ten could be called the 'meat' of the book, containing all of his arguments and explanations about the fast food industry. Towards the end of chapter two, it shifts to a gloomy tone about evil corporations, who disregard safety and health concerns and want to alter the minds of innocent children. In the first part of the book, Schlosser's tone is an optimistic one while talking about American business owners living the American dream. The first two chapters should be a part of the preface because they are suggested to read before the rest of the novel, but not reading them does not detract from the quality of the novel. Explaining that the industry did not always have harmful intentions and started from such simple roots eases the reader into the book. This section of the book is quick history lesson about the fast food industry, while entertaining, is not necessary to the point of his book. The beginning of the book, which includes chapters one and two, mainly talks about how the fast food industry started and then became so popular. The book shifts from a history of fast food to a mixture of pathos and logos. The book is divided into two sections, so that he may appeal to the widest audience.
Eric Schlosser has clearly done his research with over 50 pages of footnotes to cite every fact he found and traveled across the country for face to face interviews with people who make the fast food business operate everyday.
Eric Schlosser's 'Fast Food Nation' is a thorough investigation of all of the parts of the fast food industry similar to 'The Jungle' by Upton Sinclair.
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