Feed #2

The second reading of Feed by M.T. Anderson was interesting. There were some moments that stuck out the most to me. One, was when Quendy walked in with lesions all over her body. This kind of cleared up my image of what exactly the lesions were. They described how you could see her tendons and all moving inside her body. This was disgusting, and I felt terrible for her. To do that for a boy, is a lot. I don’t know how having cuts all over your body could come into style. Another moment that stuck out to me, was when Violet kind of had her freak out right before she malfunctioned. She mentioned many things that were interesting. She was pretty harsh on Quendy, calling her a monster. Quendy was probably already feeling pretty low when Violet said this too. She also screamed how they are hovering in air while there are other people starving. I found this very interesting. I think this can be related to some things we see today. There used to be a joke people would say sarcastically after someone was complaining about something, they would say, “first world problems,” kind of mocking them. I think this is kind of what Violet was saying. They are so preoccupied with their little problems of how to look best, or what’s the cool fashion trend, when there are people out there struggling to find food. She also told them to look at themselves and how they are being raised to be eaten, how they are the feed. I think she wanted to point out how consumed they are by the feed. In today’s world, I think so many people let what social media says dictate their own opinions and beliefs. I think this is similar to what is happening in Feed. They let the feed dictate their lives, tell them what to buy, and tell them what to believe.

http://www.debate.org/opinions/does-the-media-control-peoples-minds