Feed Post #1

"We went to the moon to have fun, but the moon turned out to completely suck." How does this sentence set up the novel?

This is a great first line. It sets up the novel really well. It sets up the characters, the era, the language of the book.

The characters are set up by Titus and his attitude towards his trip to the moon. It shows us that he is kind of like a stereotypical teenager from the future. The type of teenager who thinks almost anything sucks. If I went to the moon, I would think it was awesome.

It shows the era by the fact that they are travelling to the moon for fun, not science. The novel obviously takes place in the future.

The language is shown to be informal and not like a lot of other books that we have read. It sets a certain tone for the story and characters.

What is it like on the moon? Why is it a popular destination for young people?

The moon, in the book, is filled with junk and kind of seems like a tourist trap. They like the parties and club scene the most. To me, the moon seems like it would be a cool place to go to, but if it had all the stuff that is in that book I don't think that I would go. It seems too Uhn-tssUhn-tssUhn-tssUhn-tss for me.

What are the technological innovations examples in this story?

Well, the obvious one would be the "feed." The trip to the moon seemed short by the description which is a good example. Commercial space travel, Moon oxygen, simulated gravity and the intgration of machine and man are all good examples of the technology in this story.