In Clair Carmichael’s intriguing and best-selling novel ‘Ads R Us’, it is set in a modern industrialised world in the near future where advertising is all prevalent in everything from individual new bulletin stories to particular classes in school. Barrett, a teenager boy, is raised in total isolation from mainstream society in a small separate eco-cult called Simplicity, but after the death of his guardian, he is sent to live with his cousin Taylor, whose parents are heavily involved in advertising in what is known as the Chattering World. Taylor’s parents see an opportunity to find out the effects of advertising on an untouched mind, and Barrett and Taylor find themselves embroiled in the darker side of this civilisation with advanced technology
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Before she knew she was used as a lab rat, Taylor was rude, sassy and selfish, considered a spoilt brat, would always judge people and wouldn’t think about the consequences of her words and actions. The effect of the fact that Taylor was only born to be experimented on for her parents was a major one as she knew that there was no way she would be a spy for them (and Senator Rox) (pg. 150-151). After learning she was not who she thought she was, she changed her personality and attitude towards people and the way she acted around them; she became more open about what was going on, she began trusting Barrett more because he understood her situation and trusting her parents (mainly Kara) less because they deceived Taylor with their lies and betrayals. “A horrible feeling of loss and betrayal flooded through me, and I began to cry in earnest”, (pg. 151). This identifies that after discovering her hidden identification, Taylor comes into a stage where she is highly emotional and out of control. Because she has never experienced such depression or treachery, the event was difficult for Taylor to handle. Even more so when she finds out those opinions who she valued most, in other words, the Elites, had not confronted about the drugs-selling situation in Chapter 12 and how she had nothing to do with
Before she knew she was used as a lab rat, Taylor was rude, sassy and selfish, considered a spoilt brat, would always judge people and wouldn’t think about the consequences of her words and actions. The effect of the fact that Taylor was only born to be experimented on for her parents was a major one as she knew that there was no way she would be a spy for them (and Senator Rox) (pg. 150-151). After learning she was not who she thought she was, she changed her personality and attitude towards people and the way she acted around them; she became more open about what was going on, she began trusting Barrett more because he understood her situation and trusting her parents (mainly Kara) less because they deceived Taylor with their lies and betrayals. “A horrible feeling of loss and betrayal flooded through me, and I began to cry in earnest”, (pg. 151). This identifies that after discovering her hidden identification, Taylor comes into a stage where she is highly emotional and out of control. Because she has never experienced such depression or treachery, the event was difficult for Taylor to handle. Even more so when she finds out those opinions who she valued most, in other words, the Elites, had not confronted about the drugs-selling situation in Chapter 12 and how she had nothing to do with