This last section of the book detailed Pollan's quest to forage and gather his own natural meal. He details a hot hunting trip and foraging for mushrooms and other plants. The experiences he shares is a good conclusion section, to both this class and the reading.
Pollan wraps up the book, in which he details all of the problems that our culture has grown into due to modern food. By foraging and collecting his own meal, it's a section that is similar to a call to action. Pollan walked through everything he thought wrong about modern food, then tried to show a way to do something different.
It's also a good time to examine that foraging a meal like Pollan did isn't very practical in modern times. It's difficult to do for even those in rural communities, much less suburban. I think this is a good example Pollan uses to identify his argument of the "American paradox." Although we may seem more health conscious, we don't really have that much of a choice.
The section was definitely a good conclusion to most of our reading. Personally, I would enjoy going looking for my own food or hunting something. I like fishing and hunting, and any time I can get something from somewhere other than the store I go for it. However, this section also does a good job of exemplifying that eating truly natural isn't practical at all.
No comments:
Post a Comment