Explore Anderson's interesting inclusion of the lesions that are grotesque and, yet, somehow fashionable. What do you think the author is suggesting about the role of societal norms, fashion trends, and elective surgery in the near future?
Anderson's inclusion of the lesions in Feed is similar to that of today's high-end fashion models seen on the runways. Like the lesions, alarmingly skinny models are supposed to be beautiful, yet they are at the same time disgusting. In today's society, beautiful is defined by being skinny. Since this is the trend teens go to extreme lengths to try and look just like models. The same happens in Feed. All the actors and famous stars have these lesions. In order to be cool Calista gets an artificial lesions. Calista even tells her "Don't let anyone tell you you look stupid...because seeing what's inside of you, all your guts, is just so sexy" (200).
Anderson suggests that the extremes that people go through to look beautiful will only get worse in the future. The idea of beauty in America has taken a drastic and scary turn. The societal norm is all about appearance instead of the inner beauty. This causes people to go to extremes to look "beautiful". Unfortunately, because of this, expensive plastic surgery has become the norm in America, and many people suffer eating disorders to be skinny like the models. Like in Feed, today's society is told what one should buy to look good and what styles are in. Today we are unaware of how much we actually influenced by the media.
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