Wendell Berry

anything. Then again, who doesn’t love a good meal every now and then. However, Wendell Berry seems to think we can’t truly enjoy our meal if we don’t know how our meal arrived to our plates. Berry wrote an essay back in 1989 about the issues within the food industry, and the reasons on why we won’t be able to truly enjoy a meal until the issues are solved. In one of his most famous essays, The Pleasures of Eating, Berry talks about how in 1989 people did not know where their food came from or…

Wendell Berry is an author who argues that because society is centralized the power of distributing food is given by the few. Because of this people have to buy food from stores, which are sold in appliances like plastic or aluminum foil, they wear out quickly and because of this, our “waste” keeps growing but we (the people) choose to ignore it. Using imagery, Berry was able to be really descriptive to the readers and is able to achieve his purpose. [First Paragraph] Berry lived beside a river…

In Wendell Berry’s essay, The Pleasure of Eating, he argues that in order to live free we need to eat responsibly. We should not live in a world where other people control how we eat. Berry states that we should buy food organically and locally and we will feel better. Whether we like it or not, we participate in agriculture. I agree with Berry’s argument because choosing organic will humans feel better and healthier. The first reason we should choose organic is we will be healthier and…

nor do consumers know where their food originates from. When consumers are exposed to advertisements and commercials, they are drawn into the products that big food companies are trying to sell. In the short essay “The Pleasures of Eating” by Wendell Berry, Berry talks about how consumers do not know where their food comes from and how people are consuming foods with toxic chemicals. In “When a Crop Becomes King” by Michael Pollan, Pollan states that companies are putting corn related products…

of America, Wendell Berry dives deep into the relationship between modern industrial agriculture in America and environmental and rural communities. Berry believes that these new forms of agriculture practice are hurting our environment and are leading to a higher rate of cancer and other problems in our communities. He argues that farmers need to practice and return to a smaller scale of farming, one that is sustainable to the environment and one that is safer for our health. Berry explores the…

In Wendell Berry’s “Making it home,” he uses the contrast in the character’s identity to demonstrate a change. The story follows the character Art, a man with three identities. Berry demonstrates Arts identities as a way to portray the progression of his rebirth by characterizing Art’s three stages of life; the soldier, the man and the farmer. Berry uses the contrast of Art’s life as a soldier to establish a change in his identity. Wendell Berry presents the difference in Art’s walking as a…

In the poem “The Peace of Wild Things” by Wendell Berry, the speaker is affected by nature in a positive, inspiring way. The speaker is very anxious about his future and what the future will be for his children, so he goes down to a small lake. It is here where he relaxes, and admires the beauty of nature. This is shown by the movement and enjambment that is used in this poem. At first, the speaker is very worried, as “despair for the world grow[ing] in me” (2). His concern is shown, as for the…

In 1990, author Wendell Berry released an essay titled “The Pleasures of Eating”. The essay focused on the responsibilities of eating, which includes self-awareness regarding what one’s consuming. Berry discusses how to eat responsibly throughout his piece, often citing the hidden dangers of the food industry, which includes the unjustifiable treatment of animals. Berry uses the rhetorical appeals in relation to these matters which allows him to connect and convey his message more strongly…

idea” for consumers, as postulated by Wendell Berry (322) in his article, “The Pleasures from Eating” (Berry 321-327). In this article, Berry discussed the apparent problem that carries deep implications hidden within the producer-to-consumer system of food production and proposed an ethical solution to the said problem. His claims focused on his so-called “consumer ignorance” (Berry 321) and its deeper meaning about the modern society. In his article, Berry (321) began with a discussion on the…

Through the comparison and contrasting of two important views in Consilience, by E.O. Wilson and Life is a Miracle by Wendell Berry, the reader can learn more about their views on the world, the sciences, and humanities while also being able to get a grasp on how they feel as well. As we have grown from a child into young adults, we have been taught only the core courses that will apply to our lives. By reading these books, you dive deeper into how the world is perceived and get a glance at why…