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Summary Of Consider The Lobster By David Foster Wallace

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In “Consider the Lobster” by David Foster Wallace, Wallace talks about the Maine Lobster Festival. Wallace goes on to talk about the anatomy of the lobster, which characterized as a vermiform and caught during their molting season. Wallace then goes into his main part of the article of how boiling lobsters alive can be considered morally wrong. Wallace has a unique writing style— a very straightforward approach. He states the many different positions people may have on the subject. Wallace also includes the view of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA); they believe that “lobsters are extraordinary sensitive” and should not be boiled alive. He shocks the readers of the Gourmet Magazine into seeing what actually happens to their

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