(HW 12) Feed A...

"We went to the moon to have fun, but the moon turned out to completely suck". The book Feed by M.T Anderson in my opinion is completely on point as to life of a typical teenager. The book feed is one big allegory stating what the typical teenager does or the daily routine. The first chapter is a must read twice because you might skip over what they say about teenagers. I agree that we as teenagers are oblivious to what is going on around us because we are so drawn into be accepted or trying to fit in.

I myself find it hard to withhold myself from all the new gadgets and what the celebrities and magazines show to be hot. Magazines conform us by showing us what celebrities wear and how we can "get the look" for cheaper. And of course to make it even more simple they give us the information on where we can get it and how much it will cost for the total outfit. I am drawn into magazines because of this but not so much to get the new look but to get the new color that's out. Just like in Feed, the girls get updates on the latest hairstyles which then they go back to the bathroom and change the style more than twice a day. It is the same with us. When one thing comes out, another one is to follow and when it comes out all the advertisements make you want the new one even though you just got the "old" one.

In feed, there are many allegories about teens such as the lesions, the "feed" and how it affects us today. Andy brought up the point of how he thinks lesions are like "body piercings and tattoos". After reading half of the book I started to think about the lesions and how its the "gotta have" thing now. And if you don't have it your "late" or not "in". Now a days piercings and tattoos are cool and now teens are getting them because of the influence around them. Where will those piercings and tattoos look like or how will the people who have them feel in 15 or 20 years?