Michael Pollan “The Animals: Practising Complexity” emerging 2 pp 142 — 156
David Foster Wallace “Consider the Lobster” emerging 3 pp 53 — 67
In “Consider the Lobster,” Wallace lays out some aspects of the ethical complexity surrounding the production and consumption of food, while Pollan’s account of his visit to Polyface Farm discusses organic farming. Consider how the issues raised by Pollan and Wallace relate to, and complicate, one another, and write an essay addressing the following question: To what extent should we consider issues of ecology and animal welfare in the production and enjoyment of food?
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