IRB Introduction Post #2: Eating Animals By: Jonathan Safran Foer

With my second IRB selection for this year, I have picked "Eating Animals" by Jonathan Safran Foer. This book caught my attention back in 8th grade, when my Language Arts teacher Mr. Towarnicki had introduced me to the author Foer. I never thought about reading it until it was recommended by me on Shelfari, but now I have a chance to read this highly credited investigation by Foer.  I read other books by Foer such as "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" however I have never read a nonfiction book by Foer. This text is about an investigation into the meat industry and factory foods, therefore it caught my eye because I am interested in learning about how we obtain the foods we eat. I remember Mr. Towarnicki old us that this book will change our perspectives on the foods we eat; thus, I am excited to learn about the meats we are eating that we are told are healthy, yet we may regret eating these foods after learning about how they are processed. The audience for this text are average citizens of America, particularly parents because Foer wrote the book after having children and realizing these processed meats are not as healthy as they are preached by others in our society. The purpose of this book is to inform the world about the “unknown” processes the foods we eat undergo while being transferred from grower to consumer, and if Foer is successful in achieving his purpose, I will think twice about the eating the foods Foer mentions in his book “Eating Animals”.