Feed

Reading books are essential to developing crucial comprehension and analysis

skills. However, reading books that constantly indulge in profane verbiage and exemplify

negative feelings defeats the purpose of reading. The futuristic dystopian novel, “Feed,” by M.

T. Anderson should not be mandatory for freshman in high school to read as it satiates those

very atrocious deeds. In the novel, 70% of the American population has mechanical devices in

their brains call the Feed that help them with everything they do. But the Feed is controlled by

corporate companies and thus, so do the people too after being bombarded with ads since

having the Feed implanted. Here, we read about the life of a teen who lives with this and a

collapsing world around him. The life of Titus, his girlfriend Violet, and his friends, Marty,

Quendy, Loga, Link, and Calista. Through Titus’s life, Anderson does a surprising job of showing

majority of the negative qualities of this world rather than the positive. Do we want our future

Americans to be comprehending and analyzing, thus learning these negative quibbles? We read

books for enjoyment; for a happy ending. This is essential for us freshman in high school as we

are transitioning to a new lifestyle. There is more stress on us than ever before and reading a

book such as, “Feed,” would undermine this horribly. If we are to remain happy and positive,

we must be happy psychologically and read positive books as doing the opposite would be the

antithesis of remaining happy. Reading books that contain an innumerable amount of evil

would depress us mentally before invading us completely and filling us with sadness. By

analyzing the novel, “Feed,” first-hand, the book shrivels up to r...

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...st few years of their lives as grown-ups. By reading

books like, “Feed,” we are teaching students to be negative and have a shallow outlook on

life as they grow up and transition into adults. So I, a freshman myself in high school, inquire

to readers across the globe, especially the ones who have already read this abomination of a

novel, let’s read and convince others to read a better book in which we teach more positive

morals. Instead, let’s read, “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” by Stephen Chbosky to teach our

students more positive lessons. Lessons through where a young boy learns through his life of

thinking of suicide, that there is always a better path to take to reach the other side. A path of

first a life longevity and happiness before peacefully exiting to another realm.

graders should not be required to read the barbaric novel, “Feed,”