Analyzing Jonathan Safran Foer's 'Let Them Eat Dog'

Analyzing “Let Them Eat Dog” Jonathan Safran Foer’s article, “Let Them Eat Dog”, makes a compelling argument. Foer proposes that dog, like other animals, is as fairly consumable, nutritious, and deserving to be eaten as the rest of the meat found in the deli aisle. For a serious argument, the article keeps the reader interested with a humorous technique and alliteration. Foer presents the long history of dog-consumption, how that has changed, and how in present-day, having dog in our diet would benefit us, not only nutritionally, but economically and socially. At the start of the article, taken from his humorously titled book Eating Animals, Foer puts forward his witty writing style, saying, “eating ‘man’s best friend’ is as taboo as a man eating his best friend.” He presents a true point. Foer continues to exemplify his clever style with alliteration in the first paragraph, referencing Gordon Ramsay saying “you’ll never see a puppy peeking out of one of his pots.” Alliteration and humor invite the reader into his argument, making the piece interesting and fun to read. Foer does, however, maintain a serious outlook on the subject of eating dogs.
After the introduction, Foer questions the ethics behind the disagreement to canine consumption by bringing up humanity’s long standing history of devouring dogs. The two main
To get the reader less repulsed, he mentions the great civilizations that once ate dog for nutritional or religious reasons. He notes how the great thinkers, such as Hippocrates ate dog meat as “a source of strength.” Foer’s droll writing comes back out when he alludes to the Chinese raising the breed “the black-tongued chow, for chow”. Later in the article, he inserts a Filipino recipe for stewed dog, which sounds very appealing. His style paired with human history is enticing to the reader’s comfort level about this taboo