On Friday, my group (minus Waniso ) had our first discussion about "The Barcode Tattoo." The Barcode Tattoo is a science fiction book about a girl named Kayla, about 20 or 30 years from now. The Barcode tattoo is exactly what it sounds like, a tattoo of a barcode. However this barcode hold all of your information, your credit card number, your bank account information, basically your whole life, and maybe a little bit more.
In our discussion, my group talked about how the barcode relates to very common and convenient way of paying we have now, which is a credit card. You can pay with your barcode just like you can with your credit card, for example if someone hacks your credit card, they can use your information and money, however, with the barcode, they can literally control your life. Another subject we talked about was how Kayla's reactions to both of her parents' deaths. We agreed that the author either didn't convince the reader that Kayla was that upset about losing her parents, or she was fueling the rebellion against the barcode with the loss of her parents. We also discussed Kekal's betrayal of the rebellion, and Kayla's best friend Amber eagerly wanting Kayla to get the tattoo, which made us wonder if Amber was also working for Global1, the company that runs the country and issues the barcode.
All in all, Aleyna and I have agreed that we think the book is somewhat poorly written, but is an easy and quick read.
This book sounds amazing, and I agree that the by the sound of it, it is poorly written and about the information.
ReplyDeleteAmazing work!
-Yumeno