Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Emma Goldman, Anarchism, and Anarcha-feminism

The ideas of Emma Goldman, Anarchism, and Anarcha-feminism seem very intertwined to me. Emma Goldman was a political and social activist wh0 believed greatly in the philosophy of anarchism. Anarchism and anarcha-feminism are deeply rooted in the ideas that the state and its organization are harmful and unnecessary, and that there should be no authority when dealing with society and peoples lives. I believe Doctorow mentions Emma Goldman and anarchism in Little Brother because they are directly related to major themes within the text. Marcus and all of the Xnet users are completely fed up with the way the government is trying to control them and what they do. The theme of anarchy fits in perfectly with this, because the Xnetters are all opposing the authority over them. They would rather have a society with no government and no control over them than what they have now.

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