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" Never underestimate the determination of a kid who is time rich and cash poor"(Doctorow p. 64). So many people in Marcus' society had the midst of, if a person is poor, that person doesnt work hard, if someone is middle class, that someone has no determination and if a man is poor he has both. But none of this seems to matter when all it comes down to is the continuation of life, and whose life matters the most. As an up a coming author, Corey Doctorow wrote __Little Brother__, not as a follow up to the long deceased George Orwell's __1984__, but more as a reminder to the relevancy of the fact that the continuity of life is not only essential, but irreplaceable in a time of oppression and horror.

Listening...wondering and hoping are the actions and desires in which the main characters of __1984__ and __Little Brother__ endured. While reading these books, one would learn that these thoughts and instincts became primal, automatic and instinctual in each characters desolate situation. When Marcus was sitting in his jail cell, trying desperately to keep hope and not to mention soil himself, it gave the reader a true feeling of how serious the circumstances were. The Bay Bridge had been attacked for heavens sake! Innocent lives were being taken and no one had a clue why. "Thoughtcrime does not entail death: thoughtcrime is death."(George Orwell pg.14). In __1984__ by George Orwell, the citizens under Big Brothers hierarchy learned that there was no other way but Big Brother. The constant security and surveillance ensured that none would be able to do so much as think against the party. And if it turned out that someone was questioning or thinking of overthrowing the government, that individual would be taken out. Big Brother would come in the night, take their kill and from then on, no one was to speak of said person.” People simply disappeared, always during the night. Your name was removed from the registers, every record of everything you had ever done was wiped out, and your one-time existence was denied and then forgotten. You were abolished, annihilated: vaporized was the usual word.” George Orwell, // 1984 //, .Any evidence or trace of that one person's being was to be erased and obliterated. The only way people were able to continue their life was if they conformed to the government’s ideals, rules and regulations. At least in the society of __Little__ __Brother__ by Cory Doctorow, American citizens were able to voice their opinions of distaste and dissatisfaction with the government. If a certain Joe Shmoe hated the President, he was aloud to voice his opinions on the matter so long as he wasn’t threatening the well being or life of that certain leader. At least In __Little Brothers__ society, people were aloud and given the rights to continue their life in any way they chose and have total and complete freedom in the way they lived their lives. Or did they? Most Americans today, and in __Little Brother__, would say that they have total control over their life. In the Lion Kindg, when musafa was trying to take over the animal kingdom for his own selfish reasons, it was up to the animals to push for what they beleived in to contiue their life to their on specifications.[|Lion King- Circle of life] But what most people are too naive to understand is how much influence the government has over the average Americans life. But the real question is to what extent does one let the government control a life.

People, thousands, scurry through their robotic morning rituals. Women waking up early to put on their gaudy jewelry and expensive perfumes. The rat race to get downtown into the city, animalistic in a way, neither surprises nor concerns a single soul. At around 9:59, citizens were awakened from their sweet dreams and pulled into a world of death and horror. The Twin Towers in New York, New York had been attacked and obliterated by two 747 planes. The date was September 11, 2001.[|Twin Towers collapse] The only difference of the attack in Little Brother and in real life is the location and the fact that the world knew, or had a good idea of who the attackers were. One of the many unanswered questions in Little Brother is the question of who really bombed the Bay Bridge. Marcus and his friends believed it might have been the DHS, but had no proof to support their hypothesis. The same goes to say for Winston and Julia in __1984.__ They have no idea as to who is truly behind Goldstein’s party or Big Brother for that matter. All they know and care about is rebelling against the party in order to live their lives to their own specifications. When Julia and Winston are told to go to O’Brien’s house one night, they took a giant leap of faith. Sure, they were scared out of their minds that the whole entire thing could just be an entire conspiracy in order to catch people trying to rebel. Or it could have been a huge joke between all of the people behind Big Brother, in order to get a few laughs over the people who thought they knew what was best for them. Both of the main characters in these books showed great amounts of Valiance in the way each of them handled the hand dealt to them.

Winston, exhausted from a long days travel, slowly hobbles into a random coffee shop, interested in anything that would cause his terrible migraine to magically evaporate. He orders something foul sounding that the “Americans" supposedly call a frappuchino, and slouches over to what looks to him and his bad eyesight to be an empty booth. Marcus, hardly considered a young man anymore, gives the old liver spotted man a look of disapproval as he slumps into his obviously claimed territory. The old mad jumps when he squints to see that his abandoned booth is not so abandoned. “Um, excuse me old man, but im kinda' busy here. If you don’t mind...." Winston, obviously not picking up the harsh tones in Marcus' vibrato furthers the young man's stupor of disappointment by asking him to elaborate. “Well, first of all grandpa, I have no inkling of a clue of who you are and..." “Well then," remarks Winston” My name is Winston and yours young man" " ehhh, well, umm, I'm Marcus...” "Well Marcus, it is lovely to meet you." obviously, the feeling was not mutual because the obviously agitated Marcus ignored Winston and resumed to his blank stare at the abandoned wall next to them. After a few minutes of this routine, and a few more failed attempts of conversation, Winston, exhausted and bored, pulled out an old piece of memorabilia. The worn coral piece caught the single ray of sunlight drifting into the omnipresent cafe. “What is that?" questioned Marcus. “This dear boy is a piece of old coral" At this, Marcus dove into an in depth conversation with the man about different types of coral, and how the man came upon such a rare piece. After what seemed like minutes, but judging on the sky seemed to have been hours, both men got up from their abandoned coffee mugs and coffee cakes, gave the owner a nod of gratitude, and both went their separate ways. Both men, intrigued by the others stories and experiences, but also baffled at each others events of life. If both men were to meet in modern day times, both would most likely be worn and torn with age and stress, but wildly resentful and regretful towards the way both lives had ended ( figuratively speaking) so suddenly and hopelessly. Both characters had fought rigorously for what they believed in. Although not by the same standards, the maximum amount of effort had been exerted by each man. Now that both men have gone through the baffling events that forever changed their lives and outlooks, the reader should be applying both stories and lessons learned by each character. Who knows, the next person to read __1984__ could be Winston's long lost great granddaughter from his wife in which he never knew existed. That long lost granddaughter/ grandson could read __1984,__ unbeknownst to him that his long lost grandfather had in fact been Winston. The only place to go from where the characters have left off their lives is forward. There is nothing either character can do to change the events in which affected their lives so greatly. All that can be done is inform people on each mans life and hope that people will fight for what they believe in like both Winston and Marcus did, to ensure that persons satisfaction with life. To ensure ones satisfaction with themselves. To ensure that person strived to do at least one thing, continue their lives to ensure happiness." The past was dead, the future was unimaginable."(Orwell pg.28).

Cory Doctorow, an up an coming author, wrote __Little Brother__, not as a follow up to the long deceased George Orwell's __1984__, but more as a reminder to the relevancy of the fact that the continuity of life is not only essential, but irreplaceable in a time of oppression and horror. Someone wise once told a friend that "Life isn’t worth living if you are being handled like a marionette, at least have the guts to be a Barbie!" If one doesnt a continue life under their own specifications, why continue it at all? [|1984 Apple commercial]

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