A writer for the New York Times, Mark Bittman, wrote in “Going Vegan, if Only for a Day”, what it truly took to be a Vegan. With context of this text being written within the last few years, it is applicable to our society as many of our people are changing their lifestyles and diets in order to improve their longevity and health by limiting eating meat, or completely avoiding any animal products.
Mark Bittman is a journalist, food writer, and an author of 14 books, including the bestselling "How to Cook Everything and Vegan Before 6 P.M.". He most likely intended his article for anyone who has debated between whether or not to become a Vegan. The purpose of the text is to not only inform on what a Vegan is, but to highlight the difficulties a Vegan faces on a daily basis in order to maintain a diet that doesn't come in contact with any animal related products.
He achieves his purpose through the use of humor, which he was used in the text several times. At one point he states, “I could live off pasta with vegetables for weeks” which is seen as sarcastic, but helps him achieve his purpose of informing the audience that being a vegan has limiting options, and it may affect your health much worse than just eating animal products. Bittman’s title also connects to humor, and ultimately his purpose, “Going Vegan, if Only for a Day” because it shows that a lot of people decide to join this lifestyle but don't realize that its a nearly impossible commitment. He also wants them to see the struggle vegans have finding foods not made from animal products.
I believe that Bittman does a good job of achieving his purpose of telling the his audience what it really takes to become a Vegan because he uses of humor but it is balanced out by his commanding tone of showing the realities that Vegans are faced with. He successfully informs his readers that this lifestyle is beneficial, but it's not an easy task for those who go through completely eliminating animal products from their diet.
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