Is privacy more important than security? The novel Little Brother by Cory Doctorow is about a teenager's journey to show and tell the truth about the harsh things the Department of Homeland Security, commonly called DHS, is doing and brings justice. Marcus, the main character, and his three friends, Jolu, Darryl and Van, are out playing their favorite video game, "Harajuku Fun Madness", but when a bridge is bombed, the DHS finds the three teenagers in the middle of the street where they welcome them for interrogations and harsh punishments. The interrogator, Carrie Johnstone, believes that Marcus is the terrorist assigned to bomb the bridge. Marcus tells her, “Let's play a game together, it's called Harajuku Fun Madness. I'm the captain of the team. We are not terrorists, we are high school students." (Cory Doctorow 61). Johnstone doesn't believe Marcus, creating a war between tech-savvy teenagers and the DHS. Little Brother has many ties to the once-in-a-lifetime and developing story of Edward Snowden. “I don't want to live in a society that does this kind of thing.” (Edward Snowden, Whistle Blower). Edward Snowden has been working for the National Security Agency, or NSA, for the United States of America for the past four years. Snowden leaked classified information to The Guardian news company, which is probably the most significant leak in American history. Despite spreading information and serious accusations against the United States of America, Snowden has no intention of hiding, nor does he seem worried about the consequences that could follow. When Snowden took the information to the Guardian, he let the newspaper use his name. When Snowden was asked why he would release his name, knowing the punishment and scrutiny that would be… middle of paper… Safety and Happiness” (Declaration of Independence - Text Transcript). If the American citizen is unable to stand up and fight for what they believe in, the government will be overwhelmed and will always win. Works CitedBoard, The Editorial. “Edward Snowden, whistleblower.” The New York Times. The New York Times, January 1, 2014. Web. May 18. 2014 “Declaration of Independence – Transcription of the text”. www.archives.org. Np, nd Web. May 18, 2014. Doctorow, Cory. Little Brother. New York: Tom Doherty Associates, 2008. Print.Greenwald, Glenn, Ewen MacAskill, and Laura Poitras. “Edward Snowden: The Whistleblower Behind the NSA Surveillance Revelations.” Theguardian.com. Guardian News and Media, 11 June 2013. Web. 18 May. 2014.Korte, Gregorio. "FBI Director: Snowden Is Not a 'Hero Whisperer'" Www.13wmaz.com. 13WMAZ, January 9, 2014. Web. May 18. 2014.