We once read a book called "Feed" in high school - a ham fisted anti-capitalist book. Wherein citizens are 100% connected to an internet like service that only exists to sell them products. 90% of the class couldnt get it. Even when the teacher sat down and explained the entire plot of the book they still couldnt wrap their head around it.
In grade school my class read a kid friendly homage to the tale of King Midas and the Golden Touch, titled The Chocolate Touch, about a boy who eats a magic candy and then turns everything he puts in his mouth into chocolate. The teacher asked the class what they predicted would happen after he ate the magic candy.
Some of the other student’s predictions included “he apologizes to his mother for eating chocolate after bed” and “he gets caught and punished for eating chocolate after bed”. I was the only one who guessed “he gets The Chocolate Touch”. The cover of the book showed something turning into chocolate while the boy had it in his mouth.
That really makes me feel :desolate: for some reason.