When European settlers arrived at the New World, corn was the quintessence that allowed them to survive. Now, due to its versatile nature, the crop is in almost every food product one could imagine; even in a main component in our plastic. In this section, Pollan dissects Not only does the author address the moral issues of the development of corn but the explains the chemical detriments the planting of corn causes.
After watching the documentary Food Inc., a film in which Michael Pollan was a key interviewee, I was horrified by the highly technical method in which our food is processed. Furthermore, learning about the corporate monopoly over farmers practically dissuaded me from ever buying from a big chain supermarket again. With my eyes uncovered to the ways of the food industry, I desired to gain more information about the modern food industry and what other food processing methods they are hiding from the public. The Omnivore’s Dilemma, proved to be a wonderful supplement to my