How Violet Stands Apart: Cause and Effect Essay on Feed Anonymous College

In the futuristic world depicted in Feed by M.T. Anderson, nobody thinks for themselves – the feed thinks for them. Everyone is dependent on the feed and bored with their everyday lives. Because of this, the character Violet stands out. Violet’s unique upbringing caused her to become an educated thinker and excited about life, setting her apart from the rest of the characters. Violet stands outs from the characters in Feed because she was raised differently. Violet did not get her feed installed early in her life like most people did, she “got the feed really late” (Anderson 170) at age seven. Because Violet did not have the feed for several years of her life she is not dependent on it like the other individuals are in the book, making her an uncommon symbol of independence in the dystopian narrative

Violet did not go to School like Titus’ friends did; she and her friends were “are all home-schooled” (78). While Titus and his friends were learning how to use the feed at School, Violet was getting an actual education, learning things that were no longer important in their world. Also, Violet did not have a lot of money growing up. Most of Titus’ friends always got everything they wanted, but Violet didn’t have “much of the stuff...