Working At Mcdonald's Analysis

In Amitai Etzioni’s essay, “Working at McDonald’s”, he boldly opens with “McDonald’s is bad for your kids. I do not mean the flat patties and the white-flour buns; I refer to the jobs teen-agers undertake, mass-producing these choice items.” His essay, through an eye-opening perspective, convincingly outlines how McDonald’s and fast food restaurants alike are bad for teenagers. With his strong use of comparing and contrasting traditional thoughts of teenagers in the fast food workforce versus his perspective of the effect of fast food restaurants, evidence based studies with statistics, and organizational flow, he clearly shows a perspective rarely touched on by many. Firstly, the author uses the compare and contrast technique largely throughout the essay. Many times he opens a topic up with traditional ways of thinking regarding teenagers in the fast food workforce. For example in paragraph five he states, “They provide very large numbers of teen jobs, provide regular employment, pay quite well compared to many other teen jobs …show more content…
In this short time, the author has to use an organizational flow that helps the reader stay engaged and interested. From the start, Etzioni displays a giant billboard for all to see; “Working at McDonald’s is bad for your kids.” This immediately gets the attention of the reader and soon follows with his use of comparing and contrasting. With each compare and contrast he builds the reader up with the positive traditional thoughts related to teens in the fast food workforce but then quickly dismisses all of it with studies and statistics. Each study and statistic broadens the reader’s knowledge on the topic which helps them form their own judgement on the issue. In conclusion, I believe that Etzioni’s essay thoroughly convinces me and has to ability to convince many others of his perspective on the matter of teenagers in the fast-food