The technology and the Internet have become major appliances for survival in the West. Cory Doctorow's novel "Little Brother," embraces this idea.
The main character Marcus relies one technology throughout his daily life. His cell phone is a means of communication as well as one of general information because with it, he has access to the Internet. After the Bay Bridge was attacked in the novel, Marcus' means of communicating with others was through the Internet. The Internet has become the most common way of contacting other people quickly and efficiently and Doctorow exemplifies this in his novel.
Marcus does not question the Internet in terms of, how he will attain it. The Internet is a common appliance to him just as a television or a toaster. The power it allows him isn't initially questioned. This shows that the Internet has graduated to become a facet of society rather than just a 'cool' piece of technology.