The irony is that the reader would never expectįor Reeve’s words to be so hastily thrown out by someone with any more than a miniscule Heads of a room of business professionals, then nothing short of a miracle will, because Not even the earth-shattering words of Christopher Reeve can knock sense into the Words of wisdom displays that the idea the industry has of success is hard-set. The fact that Groppel, and presumably others in the audience so quickly abandon Reeve’s Groppel, the next speaker, walks up to the microphone and starts his pitch” (107). Speech when, as Schlosser states, “Moments after Reeve is wheeled off the stage, Jack Irony in the chapter is directly after the previously mentioned Christopher Reeve It shows just how shameless the fast-food chains really are towards their workers,Īnd how self-centered their general beliefs really are. Schlosser goes on to dissect the meaning of success using compelling irony because Is enhanced with a virtual debate over who actually realizes success, and what that By giving us these contrasting viewpoints, Schlosser’s argument – a loud, frustrated, helpless, but ultimately disregarded cry for sanity in a culture Here, Reeve is used as a metaphor for the goodness in our society His perspective clashes with other viewpoints to show just how shallow the fast food Than value money and wealth, Reeve understands that success is largely metaphysical. Idea assimilated by the fast food industry, which are largely materialistic. This opposite viewpoint shows that Reeve’s idea of success differs greatly from the Reeve is quoted, “Since my accident, I’ve been realizing… that success However, Schlosser then goes on to present a diametrically differentĭefinition of success in the last paragraph, with a retrospective quote from a Christopher So alien to the fast food workers that it is clear they could never envision themselvesĮver attaining that level of success, as defined by mainstream society and the fastįood industry. Schlosser’s point here is that the lifestyle associated with financial success is The success the professionals have is something esoteric, abstract, and inaccessible. “can hardly believe that she’s sitting among so many people who own their own businesses,Īmong so many executives in suits and ties” (105). Understand the discrepancies between success levels. To emphasize the difference between the employees and professionals so that we can View as the epitome of a success they will never know. The few fast food workers at the conference are surroundedīy an upper class of business professionals they are not accustomed to, and whom they To upper-middle-class business professionals, Schlosser notes that, “The Little CaesarsĮmployees have seats just a few yards from the stage. When a restaurant owner takes his crew to a conference meant to teach success techniques They illustrate the large gaps between success and failure in the fast food industry. The various viewpoints that Schlosser presents are integral to his argument because Is able to most effectively prove that success is not equally attainable for all fast-food Using irony, tying in religious references, and giving personal stories, Schlosser Schlosser usesĪ great mix of techniques to prove his point. The success of those at the top and bottom of the fast food industry. It is clear through his argument that the author believes there is a large gap between Successful in one of the world’s largest industries in the fourth chapter of his book, Fast Food Nation. Eric Schlosser defines and analyzes what it means to be Wars of the earliest humans, to the bloody franchise wars of the twentieth century’sīooming fast food industry. Human beings have always dwelled on competition and success – from the first tribal Is both funny and indicative of what you will say about his criticisms of the fast [Good title! You play on the title of Schlosser’s chapter (“Success”) in a way that Make connections between theĪuthor’s composition and wording, and his content (the main point of the chapter). To focus on in a detailed, 3-5 page argument analysis. Assignment: Choose one of the first four chapters of Eric Schlosser’s Fast Food Nation
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