"Consider the Lobster" by David Foster Wallace

     This piece by Wallace starts out very unemotional, just a description of the lobster festival in Maine. But as you keep reading, it becomes more and more noticeable the Wallace is commenting on the cruelty of boiling the lobsters alive. And then on eating any animal in general. I found the way Wallace went about the topic very clever and interesting, it definitely wasn't what I expected. I also thought it was smart of him to remain somewhat unbiased on the topic. He did not criticize the torment of lobsters, but more so questioned it, and wondered how even he could legitimize eating a lobster, knowing that it was just recently boiled alive. This piece was somewhat disturbing, yet the writing was brilliant. I truly enjoyed the author's voice and style of writing.