“The Modest Illusion of Being”
Corporate America’s perception of fun through our eyes
Everyday technology is changing and with it comes the constant hammering of Corporate America into our heads. The stupid commercials, cheesy promotions, and ridiculous banter the over paid spoke model blabs about. The illusion being perceived is that with out these materialistic items our status in culture diminishes. The young adult novel FEED by M.T. Anderson exemplifies the strong hold Corporate America has over our lives. Struggling to find our meaning in life is the joy of living. A main character, Violet, is resisting the utter bullshit she receives through her feed. Her willingness to stay detached from commercialized desires is what makes her unique. With this ideal in mind, Violet explains “And gradually, everyone gets used to everything being basic, so we get less and less varied as people, more simple.” (Anderson 97). Her thought process is that there is so much out in the world to explore then just being drones to modern day society. She believes that if we do not try different things then we are no more than the item that we purchase – IRRELEVANT.
