Feed pg 50-190

Summary:
     After the feed hacking incident on the moon, everyone's feeds were fixed and they returned home. Everything went back to normal and Violet and Titus started dating. She reveals to him that she wrote (with pen and paper, which was a rarity), her father was a college professor of dead languages, and that after the hacking incident, her feed has been spontaneously disfuntioning. She got her feed later than other kids, like around 7, which is bad since the feed was suppost to be connected to all the nerves in the human body. Violet started to think more and figured out that the feed made people less varied and categorized people, so to resist the feed, she would look up random stuff she wouldnt buy to confuse the corporations that categorize her. Violet felt that ''Because of the feed, we're raising a nation of idiots. Ignorant self centered idiots.'' (Anderson 113). This was supported by the fact that Titus' parents bought him an upcar after he asks them if he was dumb. A question they never confirmed nor denied.

Quote:
     ''Keep thinking. You can hear our brains rattling inside us, like the little Russian dolls.'' (Anderson 91)

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     I agreed with Violet that the feed controlled too much of a person. It was like the internet connected to your every thought where you never had to think. In that quote on page 91, Violet encourages Titus to think; to use his brain instead of letting the feed use him. I chose this quote over another quote because it just seemed like a big step for Titus. He was like everyone else before Violet, but now that Violet started to resist the feed, she introduces him into a world of knowledge, and he started to think. I also liked Violet's use of simile in comparing their brains rattling to little Russian dolls.

Feed by M.T. Anderson. (Pg 1-50)

Summary
     So far, Feed is about a teenage boy named Titus and his friends Link, Marty, Calista Loga, and Quendy. They're on a trip to the Moon for spring break, going to motels, parties, and clubs. In this world, everyone is connected to 'The Feed' which was like internet installed in their brains. There are also flying cars for transportation and artificial gravity on the moon. Titus thought the trip was boring but he soon met Violet, who he grew interested in. They all went to the club with Violet where a hacker managed to hack into 13 people's Feeds, including Titus and Violet. They had to have their feed shut down temporarily for it to be fixed at the hospital. During that time, he's shocked at how quiet and empty his brain was without the Feed. He was angry he couldnt understand a painting in the hospital of an empty boat, sailing on the horizon.

Quote
''We were frightened, and kept touching our heads. Suddenly, out heads felt real empty.'' (Anderson 46)

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     I chose this quote because it kind of showed how technology impaired their abilities to even think for themselves. After their Feeds were shut down temporarily to be fixed and checked for viruses, they all seemed uncomprehensive. That quote alone showed how depended upon technology they were. It makes me kind of scared if technology one day dominates my life 24/7 (literally)..