Feed is an allegory to modern day teen society because of the authors use of language and trends. The language used in feed are similar because of the catch phrases the author uses in myriad situations. For example, when they were going to a party, they wanted to get "weasel-faced"and "malfunctioned" and I thought the language the author used are similar to modern teenage phrases like "lets get shit-faced and high." The author also came close to the similarities in trends that teenagers most likely follow. For example the clothing brand Rogers and crotch was so similar to Abercrombie and Fitch.
The "Feed" in the story creatively I think showed how much we rely on internet sources as our reference to the world. In "Feed" the teenagers used the "feed" to chat, define words they didn't know, or as one would say, Under the influence things such as going mal or weasel-faced. I also thought it was significant to show how depedent we are on the internet because in "Feed", the teens "feed chips" crashed and they had no idea on what to do and they felt bored and lost. In reality, I think our society would do the same becuase we wouldn't have phones and social networks to connect us with other people.
One thing that I found very much in common between "Feed" and reality are the gossips that get past around when they "m-chat" and when we text our friends or come to to school the following day to gossip about and put in our own opinion on it. "Feed" I think altogether hits the nail on the head with allegories and parables between reailty and the book, but one thing I don't completely understand are the Lesions the characters get? And how they get them?
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