Little Brother questions

As I was reading the story for this week, I completely forgot that it was technically science fiction. Everything seemed like this could easily happen in our country today. Just like Maureen's post, I feel like our current day world is technologically up to the same sophistication as this fictional setting. Especially with all the recent news stories about the government tracking our cell phones and internet history... It's scary to think about how much goes on that we will never know about. Does anyone agree that this would make a great movie? (I googled this idea to make sure there wasn't already one out, and apparently it's a work in progress and someone's making it!) Also, I thought it was really interesting to watch Marcus transform throughout the story. At the beginning, I couldn't help but compare him to Zuckerberg's character in "The Social Network". He seemed quick and witty, and for some reason all the technology discussion made me relate the two. But then that changed, and he seemed to be maturing and took more of the hero character. I really enjoyed Doctorow's writing style- I know the story was long, but it was so easy to read that it was really enjoyable and moved quickly. I'm excited to hear the class discussion and see what everyone's take on this was.