Saturday, April 10, 2010
Primary Source Analysis
I think that this little clip of one of my personal favorites, South Park, could definitely fit our theme of food in this class and be used for my analysis. If I choose this one I would only want to analyze the parts of the episode that involve Cartman fining for KFC. The scenes of Cartman really demonstrate just how dependent Americans have become on fast food and its role in our society. I think it also does a good job of inferring negative effects of fast food on the younger people in the U.S. as well.
This is my second primary source that I just happened to come across while looking for a different clip. It’s a little bit strange, but I think it does a very good job of demonstrating the negative effects fast food has had on society. It also shows the very negative effects of fast food on the body as well as the semi-addictive qualities it can have on people much like in the above South Park clip.
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Both clips, I think, are good to use for a primary. However, I think I like the south park clip more because it does show a little more with the aspect of food and the negative affects it can show much like the parallel of addiction of marijuana. Marijuana is not an addictive drug like food, but people become addicted to the lifestyle and tend to get caught up in the addiction. The pigeon fast food can also be good, but again I feel there is more to analyze in the south park episode.
ReplyDeleteBoth clips are pretty much trying to drive home the same message, that fast food has become an addiction in our society, but I also think that the South Park clip has more material to analyze if you focused on several different clips within the episode. Either one would be very relevant to a big issue with food in our society today.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the other two comments. Both of the clips illustrate that fast food can become an addiction. I found the pigeon clip amusing, and I think that there is enough there to write about. The South Park clip has much more within it though, but either would work.
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