Friday, September 13, 2013
My Issue with Marcus
In class the discussion we had about whether we liked Marcus or not really sparked my interest. Some people admired that he always took the blame and really was interested in helping people, but my issue with him is that he never thought of the consequences. For example, the protests that he organized ended up hurting more people than helping, in my opinion. True, he did end up helping the situation, but in my opinion he did more damage than help. After any threat to our country, it is only natural to assume that security will be at a high point and everyone will be suspicious. Therefore, I think it is was a little ridiculous that Marcus took his independence and freedom to such an extreme. If he had only cooperated in the first place, there would have been no tabs on him. So I think his attitude was a little excessive, especially since he was just a teenager. Furthermore, by creating the Xnet I believe that his intentions were good, but once again he did not think of the consequences. He did not know the influence that the Xnet would have and he was therefore not prepared for what would happen because of his actions.
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I agree with you in the idea that Marcus ended up hurting more people than he helped. His selfish, stubborn attitude annoyed me as I kept reading "Little Brother". To me, it almost seemed like he knew what the consequences of his actions would be, but he almost wanted them to happen. I think he was willing to do anything possible in order to take down the government, but his plan kept backfiring. However, even though I haven't finished the second book yet, I can already tell he has matured since the first one left off, and I'm excited to see how his personality progresses.
ReplyDeleteI do think he ended up hurting more people than help in the end, but I also can understand where his retaliation is coming from. He is young and has trouble being confined by the rules, which i feel is something most teenage deal with and face everyday. Yes, he did go to an extreme but i think his overall intentions were good and his heart was in the right place.
ReplyDeleteHe was just such a teenager about it. He was willing to do whatever it took to take down the DHS and get his dignity back. However, he didn't really care what happened to other people, he did, but he didn't. He felt some remorse, but in the end I think Ange was the one that voiced that the people who were hurt or jailed knew what they were getting into.
ReplyDeleteI admire Marcus. The world today has become too based on what other people will think. Corruption in the government will continue to grow if no one stands up to them. If you give a mouse a cookie he is going to want some milk. Sometimes people have to sacrifice for a cause.
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