In David Foster Wallace’s essay “Consider the lobster”, he discusses the concern with the ethics of boiling a creature alive to enhance the consumer's pleasure. He also argues if these “sentiment creatures” can or cannot feel the pain of being boiled alive. This then brings up the question “is it morally acceptable for humans to eat animals?” And the answer is absolutely. It is morally acceptable for humans to eat animals because our life spans would shorten if we lived on a plant based diet, meat is a natural part of life, but there should be a limit on the amount of meat we consume. Some people might oppose eating meat and argue that killing animals for our consumption pleasures is animal cruelty and against animal rights.
David Foster Wallace’s 2004 article “Consider the Lobster” for Gourmet magazine advocates that people, in particular Gourmet readers, should consider the morality of killing animals for food. He describes the Maine Lobster Festival (he assigned topic by the magazine) as a ordinary, yet amateur food festival for lobster feasting, hitting the idea that it is dull, and not fancy place, where you get to eat cheap lobster. This description allows Wallace to critique the festival lead to understanding…
David Foster Wallace's 2004 article "Consider the Lobster," investigates a topic about the sensations of one of the animals who becomes our food.It covers a world-wild known festival-the Maine Lobster Festival that was hosted by MLF. Boasting 25,000 pounds of fresh-caught lobster, cooking competitions, carnival rides, live music, and a beauty pageant, the MLF draws 100,000 visitors from across the country. However, Wallace has different point of view in terms of seeing this humongous celebration…
specific description found throughout “Consider the Lobster” and an example can be found when Wallace describes the mascot of the Lobster Festival he is attending. This mascot is described as ”on six-foot stilts in a raincoat with plastic lobsters protruding from all directions on springs” (Wallace 2). Another strategy Wallace uses, rather often, is comparison/contrast. An example of this being found in the passage is when he mentions the major two viewpoints of lobster eating; “Is it right to boil a sentient…
“you have their attention at a crucial point”. Consider your audience should be central to any writing subject as you think about how best to engage, inform, or persuade any reader. 7. What is the difference between a'smart' and a'smart'? The greatest essays of all time follow patterns and forms. Knowing these patterns helps structure your writing at a sentence, paragraph, and body level. Remember that strong sentences use active verbs, and when description rings true you can feel good writing down…
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