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Seth M. Holmes

Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies: Migrant Farmworkers in the United States

Seth M. HolmesNonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2013

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Essay Topics

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What is embodied anthropology? How does Holmes use this approach to expose the American food system’s reliance on human suffering?

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Holmes’s use of the first person is both a narrative and methodological technique. How did this technique enhance the impact of his observations?

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Holmes profiles three Indigenous workers in his book: Abelino, Crescencio, and Bernardo. What do the profiles reveal about the suffering of migrants? Why did Holmes include all three in his book?

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