Mcjobs Analysis

McJobs

In the non fiction text, McJobs, Eric Schlosser, the author, takes us through a world behind that huge smile on a red box. Fast food is really changing the face of America, and its getting really, really, fat. Fast food restaurants are bad in so many ways, they are often called fresh, but most “fresh” things have been frozen, fast food restaurants also affect the environment, and in addition, they encourage the exploitation of teen workers.

First, fast food is often called “fresh” which is the opposite of what it really is. For example,“The meat at Taco Bell comes frozen and pre cooked in vacuum-sealed plastic bags,” (p.29 lines:221-223) this proves the fact that most fast food is un-fresh. Another example of this is “The beans are dehydrated and look like brownish cornflakes,”(p.29 lines:223-224) and in addition to the fact that Mcdonald's also flash freeze their beef patties “Flash freezing is when beef is freshly ground and then quickly frozen to seal in flavor. From there, it usually takes about two to three weeks until the burger is served from the day it was formed.” Thus most

fast food is deemed un-fresh.
Next, fast food restaurants also affect the environment.

In Martinsburg, WV, fast food ruined the landscape, “In 1942 there were about 3 million apple and peach trees in the area, today there are about 300,000,”(p.20 lines:65-67) In addition, most farmers are selling the remaining farmland,”The last remaining farmers are selling their land to real estate developers, and new neighborhoods”(p.20 lines:65-67). Other effects of fast food is landfill problems,“Fast food places use a lot of a lot of packaging. From the wrappers and straws to the boxes and bags, fast food packaging counts for an estimated 40 percent of all litter (including drinks, chips, candy, and other snacks) with Styrofoam being the most common food waste. What’s more, Styrofoam takes an unbelievable 900 years to breakdown in landfill!” These are some of the ways that fast food affects the

environment.
Finally, fast food restaurants also are encouraging the exploitation of teen workers. Many teens across America are the same age as Danielle Brent, and she, “like thousands of other kids her age she gets up and goes to work at a fast food restaurant.”(p.25 lines:147-151), “Up and down the Interstate 81 strip, teenagers like Danielle run the fast food restaurants of Martinsburg.”(p.27 lines:175-177), and “A foreign exchange student from Argentina says he paid $3,000 to participate in a work travel program with McDonald's but claims the fast-food franchise failed to pay overtime and constantly threatened to deport the workers if they complained.” Fast food restaurants are turning teens into brain dead machine operators and turning them away from things they are good at.
All in all, fast food is really changing the face of America. All fast food restaurants are bad in many ways, they are often called fresh, but most “fresh” things have been frozen, fast food restaurants also affect the environment, and in addition, they encourage the exploitation of teen workers. We can learn to keep ourselves healthy, and save the environment.