Mary Roach: How Catfish Taste Their Food
In my first passage, Mary Roach starts off by discussing what pet food manufacturers use to get animals to enjoy their product more. She finishes (on a surprisingly strong note) talking about how catfish taste their food. Throughout both passages, Roach keeps a conversational tone and adds subtle humor. By doing this, she keeps the audience interested, and even has the ability to reel in people who don't generally enjoy nonfiction.
Roach’s intent in this first passage was to describe the main additive in cat food, calling it “cat crack” (Gulp pg. 44), because it is so addictive to them. She then moves on to discuss why it's so addictive, and how taste buds work. From there, she segways smoothly into how catfish eat their food.
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Roach’s intent in this first passage was to describe the main additive in cat food, calling it “cat crack” (Gulp pg. 44), because it is so addictive to them. She then moves on to discuss why it's so addictive, and how taste buds work. From there, she segways smoothly into how catfish eat their food.
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