39 pages 1 hour read

Eric Schlosser

Fast Food Nation

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2001

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Essay Topics

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What is Schlosser’s purpose for including such eye-opening data in the introduction to the book? What effect does it have on the reader?

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What do you make of Schlosser’s treatment of Carl Karcher and Ray Kroc? Do you think it is fair, or perhaps even too fair? Explain.

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Schlosser makes clear that the industrialization of food is a negative force in our culture. Explore why this is the case. What reasons does he provide?

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