little brother (by cory doctrow)

              I have just recently started reading a book called little brother by Cory Doctrow. This amazing book takes place in the modern day world, and zooms into the life of an eighteen year old boy named Marcus Yallow who really loves technology, mainly computers. A massive terrorist bombing had just taken place in San Francisco, where Marcus lives. And now Marcus’ home has been turned into a police state, where every checkpoint is patrolled and where every citizen is tagged, and watched over by the department of homeland security (DHS). Marcus however, does not like this, and uses his vast knowledge of technology and computers to create a secret organization and fight back against the DHS. 

            One question that continuously comes up in this book is “when does our government stop working for us?” also, “when is it right to overthrow our government and establish a new one?” While I was reading this book, I pondered on these questions a lot. In my opinion, the government would stop working for us when the decisions they make no longer benefit us, but instead harm us. That is also when we would have to overthrow them, and establish a new government based on modern day thinking and necessities. After all, we are a democracy. I sound a lot like the character when I say that the government works for us, we don’t work for them. We pay their salaries, and we should get a better country because of it. This also kind of ties in with what is happening in Egypt. The Egyptian people don’t like their current leader, so they’re overthrowing him.

            I am really enjoying this book so far, and recommend it too everyone else. Not only does Cory Doctrow delve into political views, but along the way shares his vast knowledge of computers, and crypto terminology.