Rhetorical Analysis Of The Lobster By Wallace

In his essay consider the Lobster; it is apparent what Wallace is trying to tell the reader: we should really think about the lobster before or while consuming it.wallace uses many rhetorical strategies to prove his point of view. His use of rhetorical strategies puts the readers in thinking and captures the argument of many vegetarians against the consumption of animals.

Wallace explores about the lobsters. He begins by giving a brief explanation about the loaine lobster festival and brief introduction about lobster, what lobster actually is. Festival highlights :”concerts by Lee Ann Womack and Orleans, annual Maine Sea Goddess beauty pageant, Saturday’s big prade,Sunday;s William G.Atwood Memorial crate Race, annual Amateur cooking competition, carnival rides and midway attractions and food

In past, lobster was literally low-class food, only eaten by poor people and institutionalized. Now richer people eat lobster meat. People tend to think that lobsters are different because they are less human than a cow that is why they are killing lobsters senselessly. Again, Wallace uses pathos to describe how inhumane cooking method can seen. For instance, Writer explains that lobsters can be baked, microwave steamed, boil etc to cook properly. Wallace also states, “It is difficult not to sense that there are unhappy, or frightened, evenif it is some rudimentary version of these feelings, “showing his way how lobsters feel when place in pot of boiling water for cook. No matter what pain is felt, from high to low, people should change their way, and realized what they are doing with the lobsters this metaphor makes the reader to feel very bad. Writer proves his point people can truly feel for the lobster that is being cooked alive. Another way Wallace gets his point across to his audience is use of ethos, where he describes MLF, when he discussed the animal’s right with