Reconsider the Lobster
After reevaluating my opinion the David Foster Wallace’s, “Consider the Lobster,” I have realized many things. Firstly, it’s important to reread opinionated pieces of writing, because the things that pop out at you are absolutely astounding. After reading, I realized that I don’t really care about what happens to a lobster. Which is different than how I felt earlier this semester, but it’s easy to explain. Focusing on the topic such as togetherness, and loss, and preparation for death made me realize that boiling a lobster is no more important than ordering a poorly and maybe dangerously made hamburger a McDonald’s. There are pressing issues involving the well being of the people around us and without solid scientific evidence to prove or disprove that lobsters feel pain, I have collectively chosen not to care about them for the time being. The capitalistic approach to the Maine Lobster Festival still baffles me and the reasoning behind why people still go if they’re so displeased is astounding, but that’s something I’m positive I’ll never truly understand. It’s obvious now that like any PETA protester magnetizing festival, some things need more information before someone can begin to care. Contradicting scientific evidence doesn’t really do that for me.
