Character Analysis

Part 1, Moon: Your Face Is Not an Organ; Impact; Juice Summary

From a surface view the future looks awesome and so much amazing; on the other hand, the book “Feed” by Anderson depicts a future that is presented as grim. The story in this book revolves around the key character named Titus who is a teenager. According to the book, he like other 70% of American population have feed implanted on their brain. Titus meets Violet a lady who makes her think about the feed. She is a thrill seeking girl who advises Titus to resist the feed.

Titus is from a rich family and can afford a little more expensive leisure; he goes to the moon alongside other friends to have fun. At the moon they attend a low gravity night club. Three female friends joined Titus Company to the moon. One such girl is Quendy who becomes the centre of attention and discussion among the ladies. She has a nasal lesion which forms the basis of the discussion. At the end of it, a lady described as the girl in gray qualifies Quendy’s lesion as a fine one. The other ladies are amazed at her brilliance.

Part 2, Eden: Awake; College Try; Boring; Still Boring Summary

While at the moon, both friends have their feeds impaired. Titus wakes up to find his feednet disconnected and therefore no signal transmission. The attempts he makes to reach his friends are so misfired. Violet wakes up complaining of the same problem too. They are at the hospital which they find boring and wonder what to do. The only thing they see around is a painting of a boat that seems not to interest them anyway.

Part 2, Eden: Missing the Feed; Cache & Carry; Night. And Boring; Father Summary

At the time feeds were first made, it was a hand held device. Soon the new version that was implanted on the brain was made. It created a perception of high intelligence among the people. Titus even thinks the corporate running the feeds run everything and so may be evil. He gets worked up when his feed goes offline and compares the feelings to those of the boat painting at the hospital

Character analysis

Titus

The novel is a narration given by Titus. He is a teenager whose life is so much dominated by the brain implanted feed. The novel begins when Titus is presented as immature teenager leading a normal life. He grew up in a wealthy family and often engaged in the forbidden activities like drinking. He is much bored with things in his environ. As a way of having some fun, Titus goes to the moon in company of other friends. His life is generally dominated by the feed and he gets all he feeds through this feed; be it advertisements or media announcements.

Calista

Calista is presented as the leader of the group of ladies who waged a confrontation to Violet. she is an outspoken girl and very confrontational in their fight with violet. in the story, she is Links girlfriend. it is also notable that she was one of the first girls to get cosmetic lesions.

Violet

Violet is a young lady who grew up in a low middle class family. She is a used to symbolize the difference between current society and the anticipated futuristic world. Violet had her feed implanted late at 6 years and not at birth as with others. It is only her who questions use of feed and attempts to oppose it. She is able to think independently and operate without the feed. Violet was homes-schooled and became much brighter in comparison with those individuals who had a chip implanted into their brains at a tender age. She also comes from a lower-middle-class background. However after the chip was implanted in her, she too had her functioning altered. She is seen to symbolize the dyeing past way of life.