Short Story 'A Restaurant At The End Of The Universe'

The short story A Restaurant at the End of the Universe is a continuation of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Both stories are written by Douglas Adam, who is an English writer, scriptwriter, essayist, humorist, satirist and dramatist. This story is about how humans eat animals every single day but in this particular setting the animal who is about to be eaten is able to speak to the consumer. While a group of space travelers are out to dinner, in a different galaxy, they all decide to order steaks. After they order the cow who is about to be eaten approaches and is able to talk to the people who ordered a steak. The cow goes on to ask the person what part of his body would they like to eat. He even makes suggestions on which part is the most tender, and what would taste the best.
He suggests a casserole or pairing him with a white wine sauce. The very confused person replies to the cow saying that he’d like to eat his shoulder but the cow suggests that he eat his bottom because he’s been exercising it and eating plenty. He points out to the human that he has been working very hard to make his body perfect to be eaten, and he has even focused more time on certain areas of his body. When the human gets his steak he is ill and cannot eat because she just spoke to his meal. This story is portraying a world where animals can speak and where they want to be eaten. The author is vegetarian and he is trying to show the world that animals do not want to be eaten. He is also trying to show the world what it would be like to eat animals even if they wanted to be