Consider the Lobster

The essay, “Consider the Lobster”, written by David Foster Wallace is about him visiting the Maine Lobster Festival. He believes that the festival is more than about the food and entertainment. First, he goes into very specific details explaining the lobster. He stated, “Lobsters are both hunters and scavengers”, (page 2). I believe that the main purpose of the article is to tell people to look at reality and consider the lobster on what they have to go through to be cooked and eating. He believes that “the whole animal –cruelty-and-eating is not just complex, it’s also uncomfortable”, (page 5). He believes that animals should not be killed, cooked, or eating. There are things besides animals that could be eating to keep people happy…

design machines that can break the sound barrier, and present hundreds of moving images on a screen. However, despite their advancements humans forget at times that they are just a type of animal like all the other creatures that inhabit the planet earth. In “Consider the Lobster” by David Foster Wallace he pokes the reader to take a look at the way humans treat what is not only a source of nutrition but a source of festivity. Through, the eyes of Wallace the audience gets an inside view on the…

The modern world has begun to question where exactly our food comes from and how its treated, and the lobster is no exception. “Consider the Lobster” by David Foster Wallace gives us some history on the lobster, how it is cooked, and, specifically, the yearly lobster festival held in Maine. He begins by going into great detail about the lobster festival and various aspects of it that lead us to believe that lobster may not just be for the 'upper class', such as using various lower class symbols…

Lobster, often named the king of seafood, is often seen as one of the most scrumptious seafood delights; yet poses some serious questions in the realm of morality. At least, that is what David Foster Wallace, the author of “Consider the Lobster”, proposes to his readers. He does this through his experience of the Maine Lobster Festival, or MLF, as well as examining the ways in which lobster is handled, prepared, and how people justify these practices. Knowing that the vast majority of lobster is…

David Wallace’s article of “Consider the Lobster” is a very unique article and went above and beyond to grab the reader’s attention on a sensitive subject; the senses and feels of an animal that later becomes our food. The idea of putting yourself in the bodies of an animal that us humans later consume, is both a disturbing and difficult task. Wallace, an American novelist and professor, was assigned to cover the “Maine Lobster Festival” held in late July in the state’s mid-coast region, or…

they have also managed to selfishly devour a majority of the living species they come in contact with, including lobsters. David Foster Wallace wrote an essay titled, “Consider the Lobster,” to inform the public about the issues that has been happening between the lobster consumers, lobster defenders, and their feelings towards boiling alive the aquatic crustacean. Wallace is obviously against boiling lobsters alive for consumption, but in his essay he has managed to make it seem as if he is on…

viewpoints” I am speaking about the viewpoints of people who think it is unethical to boil lobsters alive or even people who think it is completely fine to boil lobsters. Wallace accomplished this by showing no issue with the way lobsters have been cooked before he asked the question “Is it ok to boil a lobster for are pleasure”. So essentially Wallace led the reader on by feeding them the information they wanted to hear. Wallace switched opinions and brought up all the tendencies and facts…

In the article, Consider the Lobster by David Foster Wallace, he writes about the Maine Lobster Festival and the morality of boiling lobsters alive. He commences the article by explaining what the festival is and the nature of the crowds. The festival is about lobsters and not actually celebrating anything but is tradition caused by the importance of lobster trapping in Maine. It is a popular event in Maine and traffic heavy Wallace writes about crowds of people doing annoying actions. Wallace…

“Consider the Lobster” boils down to the treatment and sensitivity of lobsters. In August of 2004, a satirical and forthright account of the Maine Lobster Festival (MLF) was published in Gourmet Magazine. At first glance, it is a routine portrayal of the wonders of a popular festival. Upon closer inspection, however, it becomes evident that David Foster Wallace does not sing the festival’s praises or provide insider tips. In spite of his unconventional viewpoint, he does more than delve into the…

One being all for it, a celebration, families from all over the country go to Maine to enjoy lobster and have a good time at a carnival. The other trying to make a statement and go against the tradition of killing and eating lobsters. People often project what their emotion is towards the event and Wallace goes against this because he chooses to write about how even though you don’t see any harm done to a lobster, doesn’t mean it isn’t happening. Some people package themselves into thinking it’s…