Dystopian Society: The Feed By M. T. Anderson

Imagine this, a world where there is no unhappiness, a safe environment, and no political turmoil, that would be considered a Utopia. The word “Utopia” was popularized by Sir Thomas More, in which his definition of utopia is defined as a society where everything is perfect, and a good place to be. Many authors had made books on a utopian society of their vision, however, certain books made the exact opposite of an utopian society. One such example is the Feed by M.T Anderson, in which it was designed to be a dystopia.

First, the Feed is a dystopian style world is because of the environment that Feed is based on. One such example of the environment is when violet was asking about Jefferson Park, “Yeah. Jefferson Park? Yeah. That was knocked

An example of Political turmoil in the Feed is when Violet was discussing about a major incident, “Have you heard about the Gulf of Mexico, fifteen hundred people they've just been found dead covered in black stuff… This is big. It seems like an industrial disaster. The Global Alliance is blaming the U.S.” (Anderson 241) The quote clearly tells that the Global Alliance aren’t on the friendliest terms especially after the incident. This quote is important because it shows that the Global Alliance is very clear that they very dislike the U.S. Afterwards, the Global Alliance prime minister stated after the incident that, “the physical and biological integrity of the earth relies at this point upon the dismantling of American-based corporate entities, whatever the cost.” (Anderson 242). This quote shows that the Global Alliance is taking a stance against the American Corporations. This quote is important because it shows that the Global Alliance is willing to go to certain extent stop the U.S from polluting and destroying the world. Thus, another reason why the world of Feed is a dystopia is because of the political turmoil.

The opposing point of view may suggest that the Feed has a utopian world because the city that the feed is based on is neat and pleasant. An example of this is “It felt good to get out and to see all the up cars in the tubes and in the suburbs in my parents’