Lobster Became Fancy Summary

How the Lobster Became Fancy is an article written by Daniel Luzer and published by Pacific Standard Magazine. Although this article is intended to be an informal magazine article, it presents a lot of valid points on why David Foster Wallace wrote about “Consider(ing) the Lobster”, and supports the argument with other sources and a well-spoken opinion. The article is presented in a timeline, beginning from the start of when the lobster was first eaten as food – in the year 1622 as a food for prisoners and the extreme impoverish – and finishes to where we are now, and why we continue to treat lobster as a luxury food. Its conclusion and purpose is very clearly stated in the bold letters near the start of the article: “Lobster might seem to taste better to us because it’s so expensive.” (Luzer 4). Luzer begins his argument by stating that, unlike other food commodities whose prices are directly controlled by the government, the lobster can be sold at any price, based on the direct supply of it coming from local fishers (5). This price instability affects the supply of lobsters as well as our opinion of their 'luxury'. The economics of lobster is stated in a few of my other sources as well, but not quite like this. Luzer explains that the lobster used to …show more content…
There are also some obvious connections, such as both authors' mention of Plymouth and how lobsters were treated, the origin of the name 'lobster' and the use of humor in both articles, allowing a break between the serious discussion of economics and class. Both articles allow you to “Consider the lobster” economically and having both articles together allows for better insight to the connections between lobster and the struggles between the