Feed By M. T. Anderson Analysis

Throughout the book Feed, by M. T. Anderson, most of society are aware of what is occurring in their world, but ultimately do not care. From severe pollutions which cause lesions to marine life living in isolated bubbles because of the overwhelming toxic waste in the ocean, excessive technology causes people to become distracted from tasks. Titus, the main character, finds interest in Violet, a unique girl who gives hope in society, because of her strong willed personality. He is the only one who tries to understand Violet and he starts to like learn valuable lessons from her. However, Titus begins to act like a coward and reverts back to the way his community acts, simple-minded. He begins to hang out with Violet once more, but he will not evoke a significant change towards his society.

The citizens in Feed were not impressed with changing the society. In the end of the story, when Violet is withering away, the feed turns on and repeats “everything must go” (Anderson 299). Even though Violet was the only one who could possible start a change in society, The corporation turns her down when her feed messes up and she dies on her death bed. The corporation wants any possibility of change to go or disappear. Anderson shows how too far gone Titus’s society is and warns his readers the effects of using technology. Anderson wants to show how this society can be broken just like the one in Feed. Titus and his friends do not care what happens to their environment and refuse to change their ways. Without Violet’s guidance on the issues of their community, Titus and his friends would still just pass days by like nothing happened. The reason why their community will not be fixed is because the citizens of Feed will not change themselves. Titus was learning from Violet on how to change, but when he saw how weak she was, he returned to being the selfish person he always was from the