Little Brother Character Analysis

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Marcus is only seventeen when he gets accused of being a terrorist, and when his best friend, Darryl almost dies in the hands of the Department of Homeland Security. In Little Brother by Cory Doctorow, Marcus is a seventeen year old boy who gets captured by the Department of Homeland Security. He is not only one that gets taken, his three other friends, Darryl, Jolu, and Van also got taken to get questioned. While they were with the DHS, they were kept in a cell like prisoners. They also didn’t know why they were being arrested, which goes against the Constitution. Amendment five protects you from being held for committing a crime unless you have been charged correctly by the police. After a week all four friends had cooperated with Carrie, …show more content…

In Little Brother, Marcus has the right to speak his mind but he has to be prepared for the consequences. He might want to debate the constitution when people's lives are at stake but people will not listen or care. Before getting in trouble Marcus was courageous and spoke up about the amount of security there is in San Francisco. And how there is police at every corner of every street. Marcus says that by having numerous cameras in their school it is not helping stop trouble, it is just going against his rights. Other students go against and say that the number of security cameras make them feel safe. Marcus decided to speak up some more which got his teacher angry, leading to him getting in trouble. Marcus father says “We’re in a lifeboat now, and once you’re in the lifeboat, no one wants to hear about how mean the captain is being.” (p. 217). The metaphors supports the theme because Marcus is talking about how being monitored violates his privacy. The lasts chapter in Little Brother make the readers question Marcus loyalty to his friends. Marcus is planning to run away to escape the Department of Homeland Security. His acquaintance Masha convinces him to run away to Los Angeles to avoid being captured. While Marcus is running away he realizes that running away is a cowardly thing of him to do. After getting out of the truck that is supposed to take him to Los Angeles he meets some new people and they offer him a place to stay. Marcus soon realizes that the DHS is coming after him and he has to leave. Marcus gets caught once again. The highway patrol and Barbara rescue him and Darryl. Marcus is told he has to go to court. At the court the judge asks him why he chose to return and Marcus replies with, “I decided that I couldn't run. That I had to face justice- that my freedom wasn't worth anything if I was a wanted man, or if the city was still under the DHS. If my

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