Robert Swindell's Daz 4 Zoe

Robert Swindell's "Daz 4 Zoe"

The novel 'Daz 4 Zoe' written by Robert Swindells is set in a not so

distant future. I will be discussing Robert Swindells' vision and how

far from reality it is. Robert Swindells' vision is a pessimistic view

of the future society. It is a view of society being divided into rich

and poor. 'Daz 4 Zoe' is a young romance showing true love and parent

trouble. It also shows how and why they can't be together as they are

both from different classes. I will also be discussing my vision of

the future.

In the novel 'Daz 4 Zoe' Daz is a chippy, which is the poorer

community. Daz doesn't live in a normal community he lives in a highly

polluted district with mostly abandoned houses and cars for those that

can afford them. Although on the other hand, Zoë lives in the suburb.

People in this community are called subbies. They have good education

in good schools. They live in proper houses they have cars and lots of

money. The chippies call money peanuts. Robert Swindells also gives

the readers a clear picture of the chippies that live in Rawhampton

who live in derelict estates. There is rubbish down the streets; it

smells of poverty (illness, death, stale food etc…). There are

probably opened rubbish bags down the streets. He also gives an

impression that the people who live in the suburbs live in luxury but

live in fear that the chippies who gang up (dred) might come and

attempt to steal, kill or injure those who live in the suburbs. The

subbies are determined to keep what they have so the have to work

hard. The people in the suburbs look down on the people who live in

the inner cities and see them as enemies.

Robert Swindells' vision is very pessimistic but it goes much furth...

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jeopardized, as machines will take over human's places. Which means we

lose our jobs. Apart from doctors and professional jobs as you have to

be able to trust people if there going to operate on you especially if

it's a matter of life or death. I think there will be the technology

to extend our lives but it will be kept secret as the world is over

populated!

My final thought is that Swinells' vision is not far from reality. I

think Swindells is taking it further than reality. In the day and time

we live in you can see smaller versions of this happening. Some

boroughs are richer than others and this shows as it is more littered

in the poorer areas. I think the world has always had smaller versions

of this happening. I think Robert Swindells has a big message in this

novel and that is to stick together forever and this won't come true!

HOPEFULLY!