Summary Of Against Meat By Jonathan Safran Foer

hink back to one of your best memories, most people would remember a stress and worry free moment. The good memories we hold on to so close put a smile on all of our faces and make us feel happy because who doesn’t like to be happy? In Jonathan Safran Foer’s essay “Against Meat” he talks about all of the unforgettable memories he has with his grandmother at the dinner table, he begins by talking about the food she served but later realises that she was trying to create memories and teach him and his brother life lessons. Foer writes, “Food, for her, is not food. It is terror, dignity, gratitude, vengeance, joy, humiliation, religion, history and, of course, love” (Foer 450). Foers grandmother tried to teach them about everything though food and having them sit with her at the dinner table. Personally, nostalgia has made me feel happy even in the worst times. Remembering all the unforgettable moments I’ve had with family and friends makes me feel happy and gives me inspiration everyday. Nostalgia is an essential part of our lives, it is not only reliving the past but a way in which we remember it. The topic was explored in a paper by Andrew A. Abeyta, Clay Routledge, and Jacob Juhl, called “Looking Back to Move Forward.” They suggest that Nostalgia may actually makes people feel more optimistic about the

Tierney states, “Nostalgia has been shown to counteract loneliness, boredom and anxiety” (Tierney). Tierney believes that Nostalgia makes life more meaningful and also makes us a bit more human. Although Nostalgia has a lot of positives, some memories can be depressing. We need to learn how to control those depressing memories and not let them affect us in a negative way. Tierney’s article is very affective and he covers almost every aspect of nostalgia and the positives and negatives it has on