Fast Food Nation reading guidelines, continued:

Ch. 5
-How and why is the line between "growing" something and "producing" something blurred, and what effect does it have on both the argument and the tone of the chapter?
-How does diction such as "food product design" compare to the imagery of farms, farmers and agriculture that is present throughout the book?
-Beyond a contrast against the supposedly natural formation of plants and animals, how does Schlosser's attention to scientific detail both aid his argument and his credibility?
-How does the mixture of science and focus on the amount/number of potatoes compare to each other and impact each other's imagery?