1. Feed vs. 1984 Leah Howard and Claire Scott

2. Feed Summary Futuristic The Feed is a computer in your head physically in a person Told in 3rd person Main characters Titus and Violet Artificial life, lack of privacy, government manipulation

3. Authors M.T Anderson studies Anglo-Saxon history, English poets and creative writing. Feed was nominated for The National Book award and won the L.A Times Book Prize. Likes to travel to exotic place Loves writing for younger readers While writing Feed, he had to read teen media George Orwell lived in poverty for several years joined military during Spanish Civil War Wrote 1984 while on an Island near Scotland

4. Technology Government control and manipulation Simplified Life Loss of individualization

5. Government Control The government in both novels has a huge advantage over the society because they are controlled to such a high extent that the people believe that they need the government In Feed, the problems are left to the government In 1984, the Party watches the people strictly

6. Simplified Life The Feed lets the people look up anything they don’t know, chat people, and see any advertisements Use of hands is no longer needed, no one has to write anymore or go on a computer Telescreens watch everyone which simplifies everyone’s opinions and thoughts