Michael Pollan, the author of “The Omnivores Dilemma,” Was born I Long Island, New York, to a Jewish family. Pollan received a B.A. in English from Bennington College and an M.A. in English from Columbia University. Pollan’s Purpose in this book is to explore where different food comes from and the dilemmas when choosing what to eat. He follows 3 food chains to find out what their made of: Industrial food, Organic food, and Personal food or food we forage ourselves. “Air-conditioned, odorless, illuminated by buzzing fluorescent tubes, the American supermarket doesn’t present itself as having very much to do with nature” This book analyzes these different roots and follows why American’s especially have such dietary problems. This is a sociological study structured in chronological order of what he did. Starting with an industrial meal and ending with a personal one.…show more content… He presents multiple good arguments both supporting why the American obesity problem exists and why corn has become such a big product. The only major flaw I found in this book was that in the final chapter he greatly encouraged the hunting-gathering culture, kind of rejecting the other 2 sections. My personal reaction to this book was overwhelmingly positive. I found it an interesting read throughout as well as a very educational one, explaining both where our food comes from, both organic and industrial. It scared me from how much corn we create and use every day and how it was in about everything. And while this book can slow down in a few places, I can read it all the way through in about 3 sittings so I consider it a very readable book. I would very much recommend this book to anybody, good or bad reader, healthy or unhealthy. It teaches you a lot about our culture and our food production and it is good to be educated in just about everything these
