In Chapter 6, the part when Paul Willis
found out that a factory farm purchased a plot of land from the neighbors and
would be building a massive facility there. To me, this was more depressing
than the other portions of the book because it seemed to be the epitome of
hopelessness. When reading the other horrific parts of the chapter, it was
obviously tragic to hear, but knowing farms like Paul’s were still out there
gave hope that they could possibly flourish. I had faith knowing there was
still a chance to change the industry. When further reading this passage, you
find out that Paul and his wife Phyllis had their entire future planned and
based it on their clean and pure property. Knowing that this would no longer be
an option for them, it makes me sad to think that his whole life’s work is
basically now going to waste. His “Dream Farm” can no longer become his
reality, and that to me was the most devastating part of the book. This really
played on my pathos and gave me a different reason to hate factory farms. It
has been explained throughout the entire book of the horrors done to innocent
animals, but now knowing they are ruining the lives of good-hearted people is a
different kind of evil. I could not imagine what it would be like to have a job
where everyone hates you and wants you to completely end what you are doing. The
growth of the factory farms needs to stop.
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