New Trust: An Analysis Of The Meat Bearing Industry

In the beginning of the chapter, Eric meets Hank a local rancher, who shows him around the subdivisions of Colorado Spring that are taking over the ranching land. The meat packing companies shows a cruel side of it and the way they been treated was unequally on the land compares to in a ranch life and the impact of the poor environment in a condition.
He introduces us to the development of the fast food industry and the affect on cattle business. In the section of “New Trust”, he introduces the audience to the unfair legal and ethical practices of the meat packing industry. “The stress of these things and others led to sleepless nights, then to a depression that spiraled downward fast, and before long he was gone.”(Schlosser 146). This quotes
use pathos because Hank was under a lot of pressure and wanted to protect his family members due to the depressed prices in the cattle market, tax laws, and protecting his, land, which shows sympathy on how he feels towards, small farmers who overpowered by larger corporations. Stress causes hardship for ranchers. He was sick with how this world was taking the beauty of nature away from this world. At the age of forty-three, he decided to take his life from the pressure of having to keep up with this fast food industry. In the end, he committed suicide.