My Year of Meats Chapter 9 "A few random thoughts"

• I find it interesting that as Akiko struggles with her identity so is Jane.  Yet, Akiko "looks to" Jane to assist with her newly acquired hunger of freedom and independance from "John".    
• In reference to the Upton Sinclair's novel, The Jungle
•  Even though I was aware of the important role that the meat industry played while reading The Jungle it was the role which social class played within the storyline that I was drawn to. Although the meat industry plays a critical role in My Year of Meats it is the various human interaction and as well as their transformations that creates a storyline which I can identify with. 
• I've also noticed that not everything/everyone is as it seems. Of course we know this to be true with My American Wife! yet it is also true with the various characters within the novel. We, as readers, understand the thoughts, wants, and needs of the characters yet as they interact with each other they are not their authentic selves.  In some cases, such as Akiko's, it is because they themselves are unsure as to who they are and what role they play within the relationships they are in.   
• I enjoyed the blooming sisterhood between Jane and Akiko within this chapter.  
• Jane identifies with Akiko as they are both at a crossroad.
• While reading through these chapters I am constantly thinking of flesh, cells, fluids, beef, and meat and what the real difference is between "us" and "cattle".