Feed essay questions
CRW 112
McCarthy
11/29/06
Do you think that today's society resembles that in Feed? Is the feed's society our
destiny? Use examples from the book and real life.
--Shannan Doherty and Ferry Cadet
How does Feed relate to an average teenager's life?
--Dan Aldo, Jazmine Harrison, and Melissa Par
As information becomes easier to access do people become less studious and try less to
process information? Do they become mentally lazy? Why?
--Lidza Louina, Naser Mahmood, Carlos, Angela Stipo, and Jim Daly
What do you believe is Anderson's intention in using a futuristic genre in conveying his
message of text and target audience?
--Zachary Dunn, Stavroula Avramidis, Gary Morin, Justin Lau, Colin Hart, and Jackie
Affsa
How do pages 109-133 (during which Titus and Violet go on a fake shopping spree, and
then Titus's parents give him an upcar and he selects one) contextualize the excerpt from
the feed's news appearing on page 119?
--Meesh McCarthy
During the final part of Feed, "Slumberland", does Anderson seek to shock his audience?
If so, why does he do so? Why does he think that shocking the teenage audience
is necessary? Does he succeed?
If not, why not? Was the final section written to shock the teenage target audience
more or less than other parts of Feed?
--Meesh McCarthy
Would you rather be part of a classroom at School™ or in a university in today's society?
--Craig Burelle
How do your actions and daily activities of today's society compare to those activities
which take place in Feed?
--Aaron Pollock
Who is the target audience of Feed? How does M.T. Anderson make this clear? Is this
audience fixed or dynamic?
--Lee Ann Campbell