I really enjoyed this story and thought it was an
interesting read. It was easy to relate Little Brother back to issues we face
today like the recent government scandals that occurred this summer and illegal
invasion of the right to privacy. I think Doctorow uses this story to criticize
America’s actions in dealing with terrorists and unknown enemies, and how an
overbearing government security can get out of control. In Little Brother it
gets to the point where the security becomes oppressive and it is the peoples
turn to keep the government in line, and that is where Marcus plays a crucial
role. Do you think the way Marcus and his friends reacted after being tortured was
appropriate? What would you have done? Would you have fought back?
The government should not have taken that extreme of action in my opinion but the Patriot Act allows these sort of restrictions on personal privacy in order to benefit the public as a whole. I agree Doctrow is criticizing the United States government's methodology in interrogation and ways of getting information from people. No one wants to be subject to unfair laws or treatment so I would have been pissed as well. It is hard to fight back against the government but something needs to be done.
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