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=__ TECHNOLOGY IS THE FUTURE __ = The novels our literature circle read were __The Adoration of Jenna Fox__ and __Feed__. Although the plots of these novels are very different, their messages are the same. Both books give us insight into the possibilities of our future and warn us of the dangers technology may posses. From from a gel that has the ability to simulate body parts to a computer chip implanted into the brain that makes thinking unnecessary, these books are the equivalent to George Orwell's message in 1984.Orwell, in 1949, predicted what our future would be like, and many would argue thathe was exactly right. Let's hope that unlike __1984__, the issues in __The Adoration of Jenna Fox__ and __Feed__ remain fictional.  


__**Feed**__  by M. T. Anderson

 "//All shall be well...and all shall be well..and all manner of things shall be well,"// (Feed pg.149) Titus's feed tells him. Since the feed tells him this, he has no reason to doubt it. Why should he? The feed, a microscopic computer chip inside the brain, thinks and functions for him. In the novel, seventy-five percent of the United States trust the feed to finish their sentences, learn for them, and let them know what they like. Titus and his friends are among this majority, instilling their faith in this miraculous technology, never second guessing its power intertwined with not only mind but body, and possibly soul. But Titus learns to second guess it's power, though not until its too late.

When Titus first sees Violet, he is fascinated by her. Her hair, her posture, even her spine is so different he can't help but stare. Titus gravitates toward her and her radical ideas, and Violet, yearning for a taste of "normal," latches onto him. Together, they form a relationship unlike that of others. But when technology turns on Violet's body, Titus doesn't know how to handle it; the feed doesn't tell him how. The end of the novel is ambiguous, but our literature circle would like to believe that Titus realizes something about the feed. Maybe he realizes that we need some sort of independence from technology, or maybe he finally sees that only we can make our decisions. But hopefully, he realizes that nothing knows who you love or exactly how you feel but you.

The four of us didn't particularly care for __Feed__, mainly because of it's ending. We felt the book was preface to our future and a not-so-subtle warning regarding dependency on technology. But don't take our word for it!

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**__ THE ADORATION OF JENNA FOX __** by Mary E.Pearson  Who exactly am I and why am I here? These are two of the many, complex questions that Jenna Fox asks herself after waking up from a severe coma.

At age seventeen, Jenna and her friends, Locke and Kara, were in a severe car accident that should have been fatal. For Locke and Kara it was. Jenna however is somehow able to survive, but for an unknown reason has no recollection of her past.

Throughout the novel, Jenna fights for the right to know who she truly is and is finally able to put the puzzle pieces together. She eventually learns that her parents used something called biogel, a blue substance that has the ability to replace disfunctional body parts, to save her life. Unfortunately, there is a major problem with this. There is a law that states that every human is only allowed to consist of a certain amount of biogel, and Jenna Fox is way over the limit. In fact, only 10% of her brain was able to be spared, but it is the most important part, known as the Butterfly. After Jenna has discovered this information, the real questions begin to arise: Can you still be considered human and is it possible to have a soul if only a minute percentage of your body is human and the rest is an illegal substance? Is Jenna worthy of anyone's love?

__The Adoration of Jenna Fox__ is a touching story of a teenage girl struggling to be human and worthy of the life she's been given a second chance to live. Our literature circle loved this heart-wrenching, motivational novel that forced us to ask ourselves the ultimate question: How far should you go to save the ones that you love? What will you think after you've been thrown into the heart of the admirable Jenna Fox?

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