Feed is a love story, one of those "boy meets girl on the moon, boy takes girl to genetically-engineered meat farm, girl tries her hand at being a fight-the-power rabble rouser, girl goes brain dead because the computer in her brain has been hacked, boy loses girl and hooks up with a different girl" kind of stories. Those are the best.
Seriously, though. That little plot summary points to the novel's major conflict: something keeps Violet and Titus from connecting on a more lasting level, and that something is the feed. It's the third wheel in every relationship, whether we're talking teenage love or the bond between a parent and child. It's hard to feel intimate when you've got a little voice constantly whispering in your head—no wonder couples have to go to the conceptionarium.
Questions About Love
- Why do you think people in this novel have such a hard time making lasting, deep connections with each other?
- How do you rate Titus's relationships with Loga, Violet, and Quendy? What do you think attracts him to each one?
- What's up with the way Titus's mom treats Smell Factor? She's always running after him, and even taking him to work but doesn't seem to like him very much. Why do you think that is?
- Do you think Violet's mom really cares about her?
Chew on This
In Feed, most parents show love for their children through money and material goods.
By the end of the book, Titus realizes that he really does love Violet.