Vegetarianism In Barbara Kingsolver's Called Home

The vegan diet is more than just a diet it is a positive message. In Called Home, by Barbara Kingsolver she talks about our disconnection from nature. Our lifestyles have dominated us by dictating what we do and what we have time for. Food has been left in the hands of farmers, the government, and multinational corporations. The supermarket is at our convenience alongside fast food restaurants with products that contain chemicals as ingredients and illness from poorly raised and manufactured animals and flesh. Vegansim is an alternative that makes us more aware about where our food is coming from. It reminds us that farms still exist but are no longer the friendly image we see in advertising. This way of cleaner eating gives us back time by clearing our minds of
Propaganda, media, including television and films, and other news outlets use dishonest information and advertising techniques for profits. Questioning is an important factor to keep in mind with all thing we do, especially when it comes to what we are putting into our bodies. Food labeling is a corrupted business with regulations that state health facts that are technical and difficult to differentiate from required FDA (Food and Drug Association) and not. In “Claims Crazy: Which Can You Believe?” Bonnie Liebman writes about the skewed language found on labels that is aimed at people who are searching for help and don’t know any better. Awareness about where our products come from is a factor that helps our health and progression. Gary Yourofsky, an activist for animal rights states something interesting in his speech work found on Youtube. He says, “Meat, dairy, and eggs are all advertised on television promising you a good life in commercials; then those commercials are followed by other commercials that are selling you medications to aid you from those very