the+rich+get+thinner,+the+poor+get+fatter

Response for both (based off notes): 1st paragraph = author purpose & diction/tone 2nd paragraph = role that food plays

 In "The Rich Get Thinner, The Poor Get Fatter," Warwick Sabin informs the reader of how the cheapness of processed foods have caused the poor to eat more and more unhealthy while the rich are able to enjoy healthy non-processed food. He discusses the fact that eating healthy is now a symbol of wealth in a critical tone stating that it goes against logic for people to have to eat processed food from thousands of miles away. His argument is not overly complex but he does use specific details to make his point. He largely focuses on the Southern diet as changing living habits have caused the traditional style of food to fatten the population greatly.  The role of food in his writing is that of social symbols. He states that they change over time depending on economic and social norms. Originally the rich over ate now the poor do. Healthy non-processed food has become a symbol of wealth and the poor are forced to eat unhealthy processed foods simply because they can not afford to do otherwise. Life styles have changed block local foods from supporting families and causing the o have to buy the cheapest processed food.