Reading Response

The Pleasures of Eating by Wendell Berry was a very well written article in my opinion. Berry clearly states what the problem is and describes his argument by using examples and very good reasoning. For example Berry states, "One will find this obliviousness represented in virgin purity in the advertisements of the food industry, in which food wears as much makeup as the actors" (2). Using examples like that really opens up the mind of the audience and helps his argument tremendously because it shows how little the reader knows where their food is coming from. Another reason I really like this article is because he doesn't just say what the problem is but he gives you ways to fix it. Most authors just state their argument and say we need to fix the situation but don't actually give any ideas on how to fix it. This boosts Berry's ethos as an author in my opinion because is shows that he really does care about the situation and wants it to be fixed.