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

In the fifth chapter, "Why the Fries Taste so Good" of "Fast Food Nation" Schlosser informs the reader of the abuses to antitrust laws made by the processed food industry and how "artificial and natural flavors" make processed foods palatable. When discussing the processed food industry, Schlosser has a critical tone towards the actions of the companies. His word choice makes the origins of J.R. Simplots company seem questionable and aims to persuade the reader to dislike his business decisions. Schlosser use of Simplot's story of how he fed his pigs with meat from wild horses that he killed suggests that Simplot, who is a representation of the processed food industry as a whole, is a barbaric short sighted man. Schlosser has a much lighter tone when writing about the companies that produce artificial and natural flavors, but he uses a large amount of jargon to inform the reader of the amount of chemicals that are now in everyday foods. The role of food in chapter five is that it is the heart of a very large capitalist industry. The entire chapter discusses how the processed food industry constantly tries to lower cost, raise already high profits, neglect the people who produce their raw materials and create substitutes to make up for the lack of taste in their products.