The movie Wall-E and the novel Feed by M.J. Anderson differ in several areas; however, they have many connections in the author’s use of consumerism. Technology is so crucial to the society in Feed and Wall-E, that when it ceases to function, people are helpless and cannot survive without it. For an example in Feed, when the main characters’ Feeds are hacked, they can barely survive a few days without technology. While sitting in the hospital they are miserable, “They couldn’t help me at all, so I was just lying there, and couldn’t play any of the games on the feed, and couldn’t chat anyone, and I couldn’t do a thing except look at that stupid boat painting.” (Anderson 49). In Wall-E, people are equally disabled …show more content…
In addition, everyday they go to school in order to master every function of the Feed, and to learn the importance of the company, “Now we do stuff in classes about how to work technology and how to find bargains.” (Anderson 110). The society in Wall-E also intensely brainwashes their youth in order to raise them as supporters of their company: Buy n Large. When teaching their children to read the ABCs, every letter relates to the greatness of the company, and is used to make the ensure that the next generation follows and supports Buy n Large. In both Feed and Wall-E, society creates an emphasis on beauty. Throughout Feed, a prominence is applied on being beautiful. From the very beginning of the novel, one of the characters is singled out, simply for not being as attractive as the others. People such as Quendy even resort to giving themselves painful cuts and lesions in order to have a semblance of fame and beauty. For an example, it states, “First of all, it’s the big spit. And second, for your info, it’s called ‘birching’ and they’re lenticels.” (Anderson 192). In Wall-E, although very few people truly try to be, being beautiful is imposed on their society as a necessity. The latest trends automatically appear on the billboards,