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This 6 page paper critiques the book which provides a slew of information about America's fast food industry. It also provides a larger theoretical framework in which to evaluate the industry. Several quotes from the book are included. No additional sources cited.
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presents a rather dismal picture. Most people just take fast food for granted, and this is part of the authors point. He contends that the industry is a revolutionary force
and is quite American. He sees it both as a "commodity and as a metaphor." In other words, it is a commodity because fast food is a thing
that is sold. It is a physical substance or an article of commerce. People think of commodities as corn or grain but in todays world where things are manufactured
quickly and dispersed immediately, commodities can be a sauce, cheese, lettuce, special sauce burger on a sesame seed bun. It need not be something as simple as hogs or milk.
While its status as a commodity is rather acceptable, the author also claims it is a metaphor. What does he mean by this? It seems that the fast food
industry is representative of a new way of life. It is indicative of everything that Americans do. Everything is fast and disposable. No longer do people do dishes by hand
or cook for hours. Instead, they microwave a meal and throw away the plastic materials it comes in. In essence, America has become a throw away society. Even cars do
not last as long as they used to and while in the old days, automobiles might have been expected to survive a few decades, today a five or six year
old automobile is considered old. The latest thing is always reflecting things from perhaps just last year. Computers need to be upgraded constantly and in a few years, it will
be obsolete. To an extent, the fast food industry serves as a metaphor to describe that new lifestyle. The author also blames fast food not only for changing the culture
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