In the “forest” segment of The Omnivore's Dilemma we follow Michael Pollan's adventure as he attempts to organically sustain himself by hunting and foraging. Michael Pollan hopes that by foraging and hunting his meal he will be able “to see what it’d be like to prepare and eat a meal in full consciousness” (281). Hence Pollan openly admits that he lacks much experience in both of these fields as he is not much of either a hunter or gathering. Pollan blames his lack of hunting skills on his father who much like many other Americans don't like to actually go out and hunt their dinner. However, he does have little experience foraging as …show more content…
For example, some similarities both segments share is that both of Pollan's meals prepared in the end of the two parts were in one way or another considered organic. Pollan also knows about the origin of the ingredients found within his meals to a certain extend in both meals. The sections did however have some differences between them and that was that in the “grass” segment he focused on investigating the alternative options to the industrial raising of livestock. Thus, in the “forest” part he concentrated on trying to sustain himself organically through what the earth provides rather than what mankind raises. Therefore in the end demonstrating the differences and similarities of the two