I'm going to be honest, there is a lot of uninteresting information in Fast Food Nation. However, the importance of the more relevant information is astounding. This book has really opened my eyes and forced me to really look at what is on my plate—or in my bag. The book is particularly good at exposing the struggles of real Americans doing really dangerous jobs; the kind of jobs that are needed to keep the cost of that double cheeseburger under one dollar. The book follows every aspect of the fast food industry. The parts that I found most shocking would be when Schlossler followed the workers inside of a slaughterhouse. The jobs that people do for minimum wage is absurd! My old jobs don’t seem to bad in comparison. Folding clothes isn’t much compared to slaughtering a half paralyzed cow. Overall, this book and the assignments have been a good introduction to college level English.
yeah inside the slaughter house part was crazy yet intersesting and is quite gross
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't want to read this book. You can tell me all about it later! =]
ReplyDeleteI felt sick to my stomach when I was reading about the slaughterhouses.
ReplyDeleteThose slaughterhouse jobs makes school look pretty great, don't they?
ReplyDeleteI completely agree about the job thing, it really makes me rethink any complaints i may have previously had about my job
ReplyDeleteTrue, the jobs at the slaughter house are worse than I would have imagined.
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