Part 1: MLA citation
Greenley, Rachel. “Opinion | This Is the Reality of America’s Fast-Fashion Addiction.” The New York Times, 25 Nov. 2022. NYTimes.com, https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/25/opinion/warehouse-fastfashion-return.html.
Part 2:summary
The article “This Is the Reality of America’s Fast-Fashion Addiction”by Rachel Greenley is about greenleys first hand experience working in a warehouse of a online superstore.According to the writer, online superstores often cut costs on everything they possibly can resulting in poor quality clothes and wages for its workers. Greenly mentions that because the clothes are so poorly made they are often thrown away and 66 percent of those clothes end up in landfills each year.the writer emphasizes that because of how poorly fast fashion brands make their clothes it is impossible for fast fashion to be sustainable. Greenly concludes by telling the reader the only way big companies can become more sustainable is by investing in the quality of its products and employees
Part 3 rhetorical analysis
The genre is an opinion piece. The primary audience is the general public/consumers. The purpose is to inform. The author’s writing style is persuasive and factual.The author uses an emotional tone.Greenley is credible because she is a writer published in The New York Times, Orion Magazine, River Teeth, Hobart, Brevity, andThe Baltimore Review and She is an MFA candidate in literature and nonfiction at the Bennington Writing Seminars. The New York Times is a reliable source that Americans have been reading ever since the early 1800s. This article was written on Nov 25th 2022 almost 2 years ago all the information might not be accurate.
Part 4 notable quotables
“Indeed, 66 percent of discarded clothes end up in landfills each year, and another 19 percent are incinerated, according to a 2018 Environmental Protection Agency report. Brands point to sustainability efforts, but fast fashion is simply incompatible with sustainability”( Environmental Protection Agency)
“Checking the image of the item on the superstore’s website, I found a picture with batwing sleeves. Such disparities between the online image and the actual item are common”(greenly)
“Poor quality is not a reason to reject an item from being resold. The flimsy body-con club dresses, threadbare flannel button-ups and strangely colored polyester maxi dresses lack tags, as if the brands prefer not to be associated with their clothes”(greenly)
The article “This Is the Reality of America’s Fast-Fashion Addiction”by Rachel Greenley is about greenleys first hand experience working in a warehouse of a online superstore. According to the writer, online superstores often cut costs on everything they possibly can resulting in poor quality clothes and low wages for its workers. Greenly mentions that because the clothes are so poorly made they are often thrown away and 66 percent of those clothes end up in landfills each year.the writer emphasizes that because of how poorly fast fashion brands make their clothes it is impossible for fast fashion to be sustainable. Greenly concludes by telling the reader the only way big companies can become more sustainable is by investing in the quality of its products and employees PERIOD
“Indeed, 66 percent of discarded clothes end up in landfills each year, and another 19 percent are incinerated, according to a 2018 Environmental Protection Agency report. Brands point to sustainability efforts, but fast fashion is simply incompatible with sustainability” (Greenley par).
“Checking the image of the item on the superstore’s website, I found a picture with batwing sleeves. Such disparities between the online image and the actual item are common”(Greenly).
“Poor quality is not a reason to reject an item from being resold. The flimsy body-con club dresses, threadbare flannel button-ups and strangely colored polyester maxi dresses lack tags, as if the brands prefer not to be associated with their clothes” (greenly).