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1、TheFastFoodNationInthebook-“TheFastFoodNation”,thebookauthorEricSchlosserhasexaminedtheinternationalinfluencesoftheUnitedStatesfastfoodindustry.Thisbookwasfirstpublishedin2001andwasconsequentlyadaptedintothefilmbyRichardLinklaterwiththesamename.Thisreportwi
2、llfirstlyreviewthebookineachchapterandthenputforwardtheeffectsofthisbooktothefastfoodindustryfromtheauthor’spointofviews.Itcan’tbedeniedthatmostpeoplelikefastfoodbecauseittasteprettygoodconvenient,however,whatthepeoplemaynotknowaboutisonthedarksideofthegood
3、tasteisthechemicalthathaslittlenutritionwhichcouldharmfulforourhealth,especiallyforchildren.Inthefirstsection,theauthorintroducedtheconceptof“TheAmericanWay”offoodindustryintheUnitedStatesthathardworkingbusinessmenandemployeesaretheloyalcustomerswhogavefast
4、foodapermanentcircumstancetodevelopandcreatedaspecialeatingcultureinthecars.IntheUnitedStates,fastfoodrestaurantsareeverywherewithalmostidenticalappearanceinthestreet,stripmallsandsubdivisions.Inchaptertwo,Schlosseranalyzedtheattractivereasonsofthefastfoodi
5、ndustrytothechildrenandadults.Sofarastheauthorwasconcerned,theappealofthefastfoodstemsfromthetoysandmascotsinpeople’schildhood.Psychologically,advertisersseizedthecharmofthecartooncharacters,promotingthefastfoodchainsbysomemajortoycrazessuchasPokemonandBean
6、ieBabies.Similarly,somecash-strappedschoolshavestartedpromotingfastfood’sbrandnamesofcompanies.Intheinterestsofallpartiesthatdrivenbymoney,moreandmoreadvertisementsofthefastfoodemergedinschoolbusesandevenrooftops.Schlosseralsoconsideredthefastfoodas“yourtru
7、stedfriends”toexplaintheimportantpositioninpeople’sminds.Inchapterthree,theauthordescribedtheworkingconditionsofthepeoplewhopreparedthefastfoodmeals.Undertheguidingprinciplesof“obedience”,thekidsusuallyworkwithelectronicbladesandhotoilatlowsalaryforlongtime
8、everyday.Thereisnojobsecuritiesandbenefitforthemandmostofthemdroppedoutofhighschoolsbecauseofbeingtoodisgustedwiththehomework.Ontheotherhand,Schlosserpointedoutthatmostofthosecamefromlow-incomefamilies
