Little Brother

Little brother chapter 4

The Starbucks take-out cup is again seen in this chapter. What does it symbolize for Marcus?

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I think this is an allusion to Moby Dick and exploration of the world.

I looked down at the table. She had a neat pile of documents in front of her, and her ubiquitous go-cup of Starbucks beside her. I found it comforting somehow, a reminder that there was a real world out there somewhere, beyond the walls.

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