Wendell Berry,the author of the text “Waste” argues that both people are food industries are responsible for the huge amount of waste in local communities.Berry achieves his purpose through the use of imagery.
He starts his argument by using imagery to describe the amount of trash in the communities.He states that “When the river rises,it carries a continuous raft of cans,bottles,plastic jugs,chunks of styrofoams, and other imperishable trash”.By doing this Berry achieves two purposes through the use of one statement,this is how his community is being affected by these “plastic ware” products while the other states that the products produced by food industries are defacing his community.Also Berry use of the word raft gives the reader a idea