Rhetorical Analysis Of The Hungry Planet

Another element that is crucial to understand the photo of the Cabañas family is focal point. The amount of food that is presented for one week might not look like it’s enough to feed eight individuals, five of them being grown adults, for that period of time. Some of the other pictures presented throughout the “Hungry Planet”, has just as much if not more food than the Cabañas family, but is only having to feed 4-5 people. This does not mean that their family is doing something wrong, but it is evident that the economy and opportunity throughout the world is diverse one from another, and that each family is only striving to simply support their family in each unique way they find fit. D’aluisio says, “Inside the Cabañas’ home, although a giant

Every item of food that is portrayed in the picture, with the exception of the raw chicken can be preserved through the week without needing a refrigerator. Under the picture D’aluisio says, “Food preservation: none” (D’aluisio 234). They most likely bought the chicken for the sole purpose of the picture and ate it that same day because it would not make it through the night. The powdered milk, dry fish, rice, crackers, noodles, and bread along with other items of food they have can all be salvaged at room temperature. Any meats that are purchased need to be eaten on the same day which means this family is shopping on a weekly as well as a daily basis depending on their meals. There is still a little flaw in the way they have to plan their meals because although most of their food will be good without refrigeration, it still means they must consume most of the food within that week. People with refrigeration are able to preserve their food for much longer especially if there is a freezer. Their families “Food Expenditure for One Week: 2,629.50 pesos/$49.42” (D’aluisio 235) is much less than the average American family. In 2013, Nanci Hellmich said in an article, “The cost of feeding a family of four a healthy diet can run $146 to $289 a week” (Hellmich Cost of feeding a family of four: $146 to $289 a week). The Cabañas family has many more mouths to feed with a much lower budget but are still able to make a good life from their hard work and