Censorship is an aspect in our lives that many of us do not even pay attention to, solely because of the fact that it is so difficult to be able to find on a day-to-day basis. The government and the media have reached the ability to ensure that if there is something happening that they do not want the public to discover, we will not. I am sure the public would like to think that censorship only goes as far as shutting down certain websites, or putting an end to strikes, but governments will go to all lengths to shut down revolutionaries, ranging from banning certain things that they deem unacceptable to throwing individuals in prison. Despite Little Brother being fictional, certain actions taken by governments such as the Patriot Act, which was enforced in 2001, seem incredibly similar to the harsh actions taken by the DHS in Doctorow’s book.

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