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Fast Food Nation Persuasive Essay
Have it your way, A slogan that I saw one Friday afternoon. I was relaxing, watching
television one day when I saw that commercial of one fast food company named Jack in
the Box. Upon watching the commercial and knowing all the truths behind these fast food
companies, I questioned couple of things that they advertise. After reading the book Fast
Food Nation by Eric Schlosser, I became fully aware that Jack and the Box and any other
fast food chains are merely business owners and what do they really have it the consumers
way is really a bold and brainwashing statement, but behind what they really wanted is to
have it their way * its business and its first agenda is to earn money. I am not surprised.
One of my closest friends even called McDonalds her place of nourishment. She said that
eating fast food is better than an empty stomach. I say it is true but there is more to eating
fast food than just the unhealthy aspect of it. The book Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser
opened and widens my eyes towards a complete turnaround concept on fast foods. It is an
analytical book that offers a broad revelation and critiquing of fast food industries. He
voices his concern about where the fast food industry is taking the American culture. With
all this disgusting information that he gave us in his book, he is calling us to do one thing:
stop buying fast food. He closes the book by saying that we can have it our way. We are
the consumers and we have the right to what we buy. He is saying that if we do not buy
from them, they will make their product better if we demand from them. He suggested this
thing after revealing these facts in his book which is why he suggests that we stop eating
fast food. Do you know that whenever you buy fast food, you indirectly tolerate
anomalies, discrimination and many other bad things that go along within this industry and
that you keep these things going on by patronizing their product? It is a cultural demise
that is happening and we let it happen. After reading the book, I am fully convinced that
we should stop buying fast food and I will let you know why.
The author also researched of how unfair these companies are to the teenagers. The
