A barcode is a system of inventory control and price checking that was designed to increase industrial efficiency and worker productivity. The use of the barcode tattoo in The Bar Code Tattoo is used to organize people into a genetic hierarchy. This book serves as a warning, that if we are not careful, we are all in danger of being manipulated.
I am here to talk to you about peer pressure and conformity and how effective my book The Bar Code Tattoo by Suzanne Wyen explored these issues. It was an effective in depth example of peer pressure and conformity which I will demonstrate through examples from the book.
The book takes place in the year 2025 where the new in thing is to get the barcode tattoo on your 17th birthday. The barcode contains all of your personal information: it is your driver's license, health card, social insurance number and your genetic code which will be used to determine what kind of life you live or whether you live at all. "Everybody's getting it. It will make your life easier, they say. It will hook you in. It will become your identity. But what if you say no? What if you don't want to become a code?" This tattoo is no longer a preference, but a law, and those who rise above it, such as the main character, are rejected and shunned. "For Kayla, this one choice changes everything. She becomes an outcast in her high school. Dangerous things happen to her family. There's no option but to run.for her life. Individuality vs. conformity, Identity vs. access, Freedom vs. control." This story is a strong reflection of where our world may be headed.
Peer pressure is the social pressure by members of one's peer group to take certain actions, adopt certain values or otherwise conform in order to be accepted. Everyone feels peer pressure at some point about the clothes they wear, the way they speak, and people they talk to. The Barcode Tattoo demonstrates this with the tattoo.
The function of the bar code scanner is to read the image presented by the bar code. ... Bar code systems can use several symbologies. ... Code 128 symbology is a very compact bar code for all alphanumeric applications. ... UPC, Universal Product Code is the standard bar code for items for sale to the public. ... There is no price information encoded in a bar code. ...
The poet sees Suzanne as a saintly character. ... Suzanne is dressed in old rags. ... Jesus" purpose is the same as Suzanne's. ... In "Suzanne Takes You Down", Suzanne has definitely caught the attention of the main character with her appearance. ... At the end of "Suzanne Takes You Down", Suzanne shows the main character a mirror. ...
Widely known author, Suzanne Collins, was born August 10, 1962 in Hartford, Connecticut. ... She also proceeded onto Indiana University, and graduated with a double major in Drama and Telecommunications ("Suzanne Collins"). ... Suzanne Collins writes based on her life experience of war, and her understanding of children. ... Suzanne Collins has a very good understanding of children. ... ("Suzanne Collins"). ...
There are many forms of body modification, but tattooing is the most common of all. ... There are good reasons that tattoos goes back to Bronze Age. ... Female mummies from Egypt with tattoos were often assumed as prostitutes, but it is also shows that other woman of all social classes likely were tattooed. ... The bar with the needle is called the 'peigne' (comb) and the tapping bar is called 'marteau' (hammer). ... Tattoos back then are more basic of a design and only have one color which is black. ...
Suzanne Collins is an American writer who is able to influence a large range people about the way they look at the society they live in. ... (Suzanne Collins 2) Furthermore, Collins works with themes dealing with propaganda and how people respond to it in certain situations. ... (Suzanne Collins 1) The list goes on. ...
The fault of this matter is of course directed to be the fault of Suzanne's mother, who had an affair, which Suzanne was the result of. ... Suzanne's other two sisters are taken care of by being "married off" and dowries paid. Suzanne on the other hand gets nothing from her family. ... Suzanne's mother and father thought it best for their own social status, as well as for Suzanne's, if she entered the convent and became a nun. ... This is one scenario where we can see why Suzanne's mother was so ashamed of Suzanne. ...
The History of Tattooing What is a Tattoo? ... Tattoos served the same ritual purpose. ... Tattooing slowly died out until 1871, when Samuel O"Reilly patented the first electric tattoo machine. ... Do not be hesitant, any artist who is clean and up to code will be happy to accommodate you and will also be impressed with your knowledge. ... A brand new tattoo. ...
James, Jamaica, Suzanne was raised with strong family morals that had been influenced by Christianity. ... Once in Toronto, Suzanne immediately felt alienated, not only by the people but also by her surroundings. ... This statement fully applies to Suzanne and the people surrounding her. ... Due to the constant ridicule of the students, Suzanne turned to crime as her way of venting her anger. ... Suzanne, like her mother Ona, felt strongly about self-identity. ...