By becoming involved with Basil (one of my critiques was the food names for people) Thalia is able to see how the other-half lived and really see how controlled her society has become.
At it’s core, Hungry is a study of the “Have” and the “Have Nots” as Thalia learns that the privilege life she has lived comes at a cost. Therefore, one can assume that in Thalia’s world there has been a population explosion which immediately made me wonder “what about the poor folk?” And this is where Swain’s premise gets deep and the book becomes less about the fact that people don’t eat food but the social inequalities that exist because of it. The reason for the Synthamil is that there was a war over food, hence food shortages, and Synthamil was the answer. She provides the science of how it works society takes a substance called Synthamil that is calibrated for every person’s specific nutritional needs. In her novel, Swain almost makes it work.
The concept of having meal replacements is not a new concept in science fiction, but it is one that if the science isn’t done right can be very unbelievable. Review: I admit that the premise of Hungry sounds both interesting and a bit far-fetched at the same time. Together they set out to find the only thing that will quell their hunger: real food. Worse, Thalia is starting to feel hunger, and so is he-the inocs aren’t working. But when Thalia meets a boy who is part of an underground movement to bring food back, she realizes that most people live a life much different from hers. At least that’s what her parents, who work for the company that developed the inocs, say.
It should mean there is no more famine, no more obesity, no more food-related illnesses, and no more war. In Thalia’s world, there is no need for food-everyone takes medication (or “inocs”) to ward off hunger. Summary: In the future, food is no longer necessary-until Thalia begins to feel something unfamiliar and uncomfortable.
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