David Foster Wallace explores a wide variety of subjects throughout his essay "Consider the Lobster". At first his ideas nay seem a bit scattered due the the broad range of material he covers, but when one takes the time to examine the work more closely it becomes apparent that he has designed this essay in a way that provides great emphasis to the points that he is trying to convey. Wallace opens with a very negative commentary on the Maine Lobster Festival. He explores the various events that occur during the festival and more specifically the hoards if tourists that the festival  brings each year. After that he moves to a more scientific explanation of the lobster such as its taxonomy and history. From that he moves once again to the Mane Lobster Festival, comparing it to the likes of Midwest corn festivals and Texas chili festivals. One might think that these topics which account for the first three pages of the essay are irrelevant to his main point, which is exploring the morality of lobster consumption. However, by expounding on the history and bioligy if the lobster while putting it in a modern day context allows the reader to have a greater understanding of the lobster and therefore they can form a more educated opinion when the main topic is finally dicussed.

Moving past these points, Wallcae still does not jump right into his main discussion. Instead he proceeds to explain the various ways that lobster is cooked, served, and eaten in both restaurant and home settings. He briefly includes a section on the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals which foreshadows his point on the morality in eating lobster. The part of the essay that i find most fascinating follows this section. Wallace explores the lobster's ability to feel pain through a very scientific exploration of the lobsters anatomy.  It is here that he finally starts to being out his main argument. Is its right t eat these animals if they must suffer before you consume them? By going through these various phases in his writing Wallace is able to more greatly emphasize his main argument. Although it may seem disorganized intiitally by examining his structure one can seet that it was a very effective way to make his points very clear.