After you've watched Disney's Johnny Appleseed (the links to which are on the right hand side of this page) and read Pollan's chapter on apples, compare their different tellings of John Chapman's life story.
The two versions are obviously very different, but I want you guys to go beyond the obvious. You can, and should, mention the factual differences between the stories, but also look at why the stories are different. Why did Disney decide to tell the story in that particular way? What was their goal? Who was their audience? What kinds of values are they promoting with their version?
Just as Disney has an agenda, Pollan does, too. Who is his audience? What does he emphasize and why? What sort of rhetorical techniques is he using?
And, while this may seem like a silly question to ask, I'd like you to think about which of these stories is more true.
-Diana
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