Quendy Character Analysis in Feed

Quendy is the final member of Calista’s group of friends. She’s somewhat shyer than Calista, and she’s perceived as being less attractive, too. Partly as a result, Quendy can be very competitive with Calista, imitating Calista’s attitudes and styles, and even getting artificial, full-body lesions after Calista gets them first. By the end of the novel, Titus has begun dating Quendy—full-body lesions and all.

Quendy Quotes in Feed

The Feed quotes below are all either spoken by Quendy or refer to Quendy. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:

). Note: all page numbers and citation info for the quotes below refer to the Candlewick Press edition of Feed published in 2012.

Violet was screaming, "Look at us! You don't hate the feed! You are feed! You're feed! You're being eaten! You're raised for food! Look at what you've made yourselves!" She pointed at Quendy, and went, "She’s a monster! A monster!"

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Page Number and Citation: 202

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Quendy Character Timeline in Feed

The timeline below shows where the character Quendy appears in Feed. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

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Titus, Marty, and Link—along with three female friends, Calista, Loga, and Quendy—find their hotel rooms. Titus is tired, but Marty and Link keep him awake by yelling,... (full context)

...sucks.” Titus is worried that the girl will hear them talking and think they’re “dumb.” Quendy, Loga, and Calista go to the bathroom to fix their hair to adapt to the... (full context)

Quendy comes out of the bathroom and complains that her lesion is “spreading.” Link says that... (full context)

...She explains that the characters are saying that they love each other, in the moonlight. Quendy is so moved she weeps. (full context)

One night, Titus goes to a party at his friend Quendy’s while her parents are at a “choking party.” Before the party, Titus reunites with Violet.... (full context)

Violet, who looks nervous, says hello to Calista while Titus talks to Quendy. Quendy chats him to ask if he thinks Calista and Link are “doing it,” and... (full context)

...shuffle around “with no music on the floor,” but they broadcast music into their feeds. Quendy’s entire body is covered in lesions, which Violet finds horrifying. Violet chats Titus that “the... (full context)

...other people “in mal.” Downstairs, they find Link and other friends playing spin the bottle. Quendy spins, and the bottle points at Link, and when they kiss, Quendy kisses him on... (full context)

Just then, Calista says to Quendy, very loudly, “Don’t let anyone tell you you look stupid.” She accuses Quendy of altering... (full context)

...“You don’t have the feed! You are feed! You’re feed! You’re being eaten!” She calls Quendy a monster. Titus tries to calm Violet, but she scratches at him. Then, Violet realizes... (full context)

...from the hospital. He sits by her bed, chatting silently. Violet asks Titus to tell Quendy she’s sorry, and then she explains that she lost memories—she can’t remember what it was... (full context)

The next day, Titus talks with Quendy, and tells her that Violet is sorry. Quendy says she understands. Titus explains what’s happening... (full context)

...goes to one of Jupiter’s moons with Marty and Link. By this time, he’s dating Quendy. (full context)

...later, Titus goes to visit Violet. He has an hour before he’s supposed to meet Quendy. He tells Violet that he’s been listening to the news, and tells her stories about... (full context)