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Feed, by M.T. Anderson, is set in a futuristic dystopian society. This novel follows the narrator, Titus, and his outlook on the society. Titus is now aware of the society he lives in through his relationship with Violet. Although Titus is the narrator, Violet is the true dystopian protagonist. Violet is the dystopian protagonist as she displays characteristics such as questioning the corporations, informing the audience, and resisting the feed.
Violet has a deeper understanding of the society she lives in, and she also begins to question the corporations who run that society. When Violet was at the doctor’s she starts to, “think about things” (Anderson 80). At this particular scene, Violet sounds paranoid as she explains her thoughts, “Everything we do gets thrown into a big calculation. Like they’re watching us right now. They can tell where you are looking. They want to know what you want.” (Anderson 80). Violet is now understanding why they are programmed the way they are. She then makes a huge simile for it, “It’s like a spiral: They keep making everything more basic so it ...

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