Eric schlosser generation progress generation progress. Fast food nation 2006 is an adaptation of the best selling book that examines the local and global influence of the united states fast food industry. Fast food industries aims towards children fast food industries aim towards children fast food industries are targeting children for more business. Thus far in the book, schlosser has focused on specific people in specific locations colorado springs, greeley, etc. Schlosser and wilson go on to show that fast food can affect consumers on the immediate level of their own bodies and on the less. A look at the fastfood industry by eric schlosser quizlet.
He has received a national magazine award and a sidney hillman foundation award for reporting. This film is a fictional film, its an independent film made by a wonderful director, richard linklater, who did slacker and dazed and confused. From its origins in the new suburbs of california in the 1950s, fast food has spread across every corner of the nation and profoundly altered the way american food is produced, sold, and consumed. Start studying a look at the fastfood industry by eric schlosser. The fast food nation community note includes chapterbychapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context. Even in this fast food nation, you can still have it your way. The dark side of the allamerican meal in the book fast food nation, eric schlosser talks about the working conditions of fast food meat slaughterhouses. In the opening minutes of fast food nation, richard linklater grosses us out by zooming deep into the pocked, greasy surface of a typical fast food hamburger. Since the fast food industry is directed to kids, the kids are the ones more susceptible to the e. Schlosser effectively demonstrates how fastfood companies, which offer little in terms of nutrition, manipulate young minds in an effort sell their products. Entries for the 2010 international edible book contest organized by the duke university libraries preservation department, thurs. He appeals mainly to parents and the families of those parents.
Unfair labor practices are exposed throughout the book. The author uses interesting diction and word choice to make it known to the reader the severity of the spread of fast food. Jan 23, 2017 food and fiction are two of my favorite things in the world and when the two combine, its magic. Reading guide for fast food nation by eric schlosser. Need help on themes in eric schlossers fast food nation. Fast food nation chapter 10 study guide thebestnotes. First serialized by rolling stone in 1999, the book has drawn comparisons to upton sinclairs 1906 muckraking novel the jungle. This tale serves as a backdrop for schlossers real projectwhich is to illuminate the machination of the contemporary fastfood nation. Fast food nation book summary, by eric schlosser allen cheng. Despite some fine performances and memorable scenes, fast food nation is more effective as eric schlossers eye.
Diet, nutrition, and food safety eric schlossers fast food nation is, above all, an expose of the conditions in the fast food industry. Eric schlossers fast food nation is an investigative nonfiction book that many students will find informative of the impact the fast food industry has had on american life. L ooking for a riveting nonfiction work to sink your teeth into. Apr 02, 2012 in defense of food, by michael pollen entry by amy and david turner, selected as favorite overall. The author utilizes these strategies to emphasize his main claims and it also reveals his overall opinion or tone. In a new afterword for this edition, schlosser discusses the growing interest in local and organic food, the continued exploitation of poor workers by the food industry, and the need to ensure that every american has access to good, healthy, affordable food. He employs a long, cold burn, a quiet and impassioned accumulation of detail, with calm, wit and clarity. Fast food nation is as relevant today as it was a decade ago. Despite some fine performances and memorable scenes, fast food nation is more effective as eric schlossers eyeopening nonfiction book than as richard. Start studying a look at the fast food industry by eric schlosser. The dark side of the allamerican meal tells the story of how the united statesand, increasingly, the worldhas become shaped and defined by the fast food industry.
Everything you dont want to know about fast food, cowritten by eric schlosser and charles wilson, aims to show young readers the ripple effect near and far of the fast food industry 199. Introduction next to death and taxes, fast food might be the most unavoidable experience for americans. Mar 27, 2019 in this wrigley talk, waters will remind us the power that we have in eating slow food amidst the culture of fast food. A discussion of important themes running throughout fast food nation. While fastfood companies actively market their product to impressionable minds, parents are the ultimate decisionmakers for their children. In considering the effect fast food has had abroad, schlosser emphasizes the significance of his research. In an age when ronald mcdonald is the second most identifiable fictional character to young children after santa claus, fast food embodies a number of modern american characteristics. The dark side of the allamerican meal is a 2001 book written by investigative journalist eric schlosser that examines the local and global influence of the united states fast food industry. Less a movie than a political act, fast food nation aims to disseminate its counterpropaganda to the widest possible audience, which is the only plausible reason why the book has been shoehorned into a narrative instead of a documentary.
In some ways it reminds me of upton sinclairs the jungle. Schlosser could have easily just wrote a book about the dark side of the fast food industry, but we are aware that fast food is not exactly the healthiest food for us to eat. Moreover, there is a classelement at stake in fastfood consumption. The dark side of the allamerican meal is a 2001 book written by.
Diet, nutrition, and food safety eric schlossers fast food nation is, above all, an expose of the conditions in the fastfood industry. Critically, he understood that children would be the chains most valuable. Eric schlosser in this interview excerpt, eric schlosser, awardwinning journalist and author of the book fast food nation, discusses the state of the american food system. It wasnt until i read the book fast food nation that i started understanding how kids are the main targets for the fast food industry. Now grab a snack, because this list is going to make you hungry. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Several meat packing companies that supply schools with meat have been responsible for the deaths of several children.
Schlosser implies that capturing the minds of young children through fast food logos. The best books every teen should read readers digest. Turning to the results, the authors find that proximity to a fast food restaurant significantly increases the risk of obesity. It is less about morgan spulocks debut film supersize me and more about fast food, junk food over eating and nutrition. I know i missed many books i could probably do a second list of 100 so please leave your suggestions in the comments. Fast food nation themes from litcharts the creators of sparknotes. Eric schlossers book on the economy and strategies of the fast food business should be read by anyone who likes to take their children to fast food restaurants. Discussion of themes and motifs in eric schlossers fast food nation. Its not only a critique of fast food, the chemicals we are ingesting and the health problems we are facing, it is also critical of a system that allows exploitation of young, old and immigrant workers, and of the suburban sprawl. Eric schlosser begins his account of the american fast food industry by focusing on one region of the united states in particular. They also market aggressively to children and sell food that is extremely unhealthy due.
Fast food nation is a book by eric schlosser, which uncovers the fast food industrys greed. Fast food nation pdf summary eric schlosser 12min blog. For children, having a fast food restaurant within 0. It takes the title of my book and some of the themes but pretty much puts aside the book. Litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in fast food nation, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work. Colorados front range, or a group of cities including denver, colorado. What began as a twopart article for the magazine turned into a groundbreaking book. In defense of food, by michael pollen not a kids book but both cake and book are brilliant see more. Suggested essay topics and project ideas for fast food nation.
Interestingly, there is no significant effect of having a restaurant. Fast food nation study guide contains a biography of eric schlosser, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. In the chapter the most dangerous job, one of the workers, who despised his job, gave schlosser an opportunity to walk through a slaughterhouse. In 1998 schlosser wrote an investigative piece on the fast food industry for rolling stone. Often lowwage workers, relegated to kitchenless hotel rooms have limited food options. From discussing american dining culture to criticizing fast food s effects on human health, schlosser presents a multitude of hardhitting facts that. The film thats based on fast food nation is totally different from super size me, and i love super size me. Jan 17, 2001 fast food nation is a fascinating and very readable book. Whether intentionally or not, the film assumes the same aesthetic as that industrialized disc of meat it looks grimy and fuzzy, like the budget might have been slashed. Fast food nation is the kind of book that you hope young people read because it demonstrates far better than any social studies class the need for government regulation, the unchecked power of multinational corporations and the importance of our everyday decisions. He uses specific facts about the history of fast food, how much we consume a week, and the conditions that migrant workers are employed. Because fast food nation goes far and wide to convince you that every time you eat a hamburger, youre making the world a bit worse. Fast food is certainly ripe for this perspective because it is a chief american export. The fast food nation community note includes chapterbychapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography and quizzes written by community members like you.
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