The Island Of Plenty Johnson Montgomery Analysis

The author of the passage “The Island of Plenty” is Johnson C Montgomery. Montgomery’s claim is that until we have successfully fed all Americans plentifully, we should not share our resources with other foreign countries. To an extent, this statement is valid, but we are all humans living on one planet with the same purposes to live and thrive. We can eat plentifully while supplying others with the same resources as well. Some of the points Montgomery identified and addressed we encourage overpopulation by supplying resources, we are not responsible for others outside of our country and we owe more to the billions of humans who will impact the future rather than the non valuable hungry billions. Montgomery compares planet Earth to an “Eden”. This is saying that there are more than enough resources to feed everyone on this planet many times over. Over the years, population has been drastically increasing, leaving …show more content…
The points listed are very controversial and have many different opinions but everyone should take into account the lives involved in such activity. Everyone has the chance to impact the future in some way, whether it be something as small as building a homeless shelter or raising millions of dollars for a charity, they are both equally important. It is not about where one comes from, but where they choose to go in life. The author comes off as biased and selfish to others not in this country; in ways such as believing American lives are the most important. Almost as if he feels we live more “productive’ lives than other counntries. Usually, countries in Europe and Asia stress the importance of education to their so they can compete on the same level as children in America in which education is required. By helping other countries, we are saving humanity and in turn saving