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Kiana Jamshidinezhad

The Matrix

The Matrix is a book I think every person should read, ( or at least my age). This book shows how society is stuck in a false reality, and to be free you have to break out of the system; The system is called the Matrix.

The concept of the book is this; in an unknown year in the distant future, robots are using humans as an energy source, with us humans having no idea. Humans are no longer born, they are grown. However we aren't aware what's going on, we all think we're just living life, when really were living in tanks, and definitely not living life. There is a group of a few people that have broken out of this system, and know what is really going on, the leader is named Morpheus, he is trying to break all of humanity out of this system so we can reclaim our lives. However it is a very huge challenge for him and his crew due to the Secret Agents, they cannot beat them, thus resulting in humans being slaves forever. Morpheus thinks he has found “ the one”, his name is Neo and he is still stuck in the Matrix. Morpheus finds Neo, and gives him the chance to see the real(terrible) world, or keep himself in the Matrix. He chooses to see what's going on, and from there on out, he is trained for beating the Agents.

The Matrix opens with shots of a computer screen showing that a call is being traced, the voices discuss whether or not they have found “ the one”. Secret Agents go into the room, these secret agents are supposed to protect the system, which is what the “ voices” are trying to escape from. This setting is unknown throughout the book, they say it could be thousands or billions of years into the future. The subject matter is to break out of the system. This book really connects to the real world; In the book it's talking about breaking out of a physical system, but to connect that to real world, people need to break out of this metaphorical system. This day and age everybody is the same, they're all wanting to be the same, it seems like everyone these days wants to be super cool and gangster. Why? I don't know either.

The vocabulary in this book is very very deep, it's very serious, and quite advanced. I think the most developed character is Neo, He starts off trapped in the system and unaware, but once he is he is very scared and wants to be put back in. But, throughout the book you see him gain confidence and strength, thus wanting to beat the Secret Agents; He becomes very strong. I feel like The Matrix has many themes, but the one i think is the most special is the relationship between the brain, body, and the mind. The Matrix explores these connections, and especially how the connection changes when the world turns out to be an illusion. The people inside the matrix can feel physical sensations, which are being created  by the mind; This book shows how the body cannot survive without the mind. The existence and absence of these 3 elements separates Neo, and Morpheus from not only the Agents, but also the Architect, the Oracle, and the other matrix bound entities.

I feel like the audience is towards teenagers, and if it wasn't intended to be it should be. This book is all about demonstrating being different and separating from the system, which i think kids my age should start doing. All in all, This book needs to be advertised more, because it's truly incredible.