For my research hypertext, I would like to analyze Cory Doctorow's interpretation of the struggle between youth and adulthood. The question is, is being young necessarily mean that your eyes are clearer and can distinguish the truth better? I think that Doctorow's answer is that adults can sometimes lose sight of what is important (though not all of them will), but the truth is not completely lost to them. If they are exposed to the reality of things they may listen. For example, Marcus's mother was on his side through the whole book, and she was able to see what was wrong with the whole anti-terrorism program, while his father couldn't see it until he was finally exposed to the truth. The generational gap made it more difficult for adults to see the harm in the structure, and easier for thousands of kids to be able to relate to Marcus over the Xnet. I think Doctorow would agree that even though we are young, we hold the power in our hands to make changes to the world.
His argument can be seen in existing events of the world. For example, in many revolts against segregation etc, it was the younger people who took action. Baby boomers during the 60s held many protests over various things, some becoming hippies, etc. The Indian American Movement was started by disillusioned, young Indians who saw how horrible and unequal their lives were.
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