Discuss Robert Swindells’ vision of the future. In how far is his vision based on reality? Could such a vision become reality?
The novel ‘Daz 4 Zoe’ written by Robert Swindells is set in a not so distant future. I will be discussing Robert Swindells’ vision and how far from reality it is. Robert Swindells’ vision is a pessimistic view of the future society. It is a view of society being divided into rich and poor. ‘Daz 4 Zoe’ is a young romance showing true love and parent trouble. It also shows how and why they can’t be together as they are both from different classes. I will also be discussing my vision of the future.
In the novel ‘Daz 4 Zoe’ Daz is a chippy, which is the poorer community. Daz doesn’t live in a normal community he lives in a highly polluted district with mostly abandoned houses and cars for those that can afford them. Although on the other hand, Zoë lives in the suburb. People in this community are called subbies. They have good education in good schools. They live in proper houses they have cars and lots of money. The chippies call money peanuts. Robert Swindells also gives the readers a clear picture of the chippies that live in Rawhampton who live in derelict estates. There is rubbish down the streets; it smells of poverty (illness, death, stale food etc…). There are probably opened rubbish bags down the streets. He also gives an impression that the people who live in the suburbs live in luxury but live in fear that the chippies who gang up (dred) might come and attempt to steal, kill or injure those who live in the suburbs. The subbies are determined to keep what they have so the have to work hard. The people in the suburbs look down on the people who live in the inner cities and see them as enemies.
