The Circle Character Analysis

The Power of Technology Many different elements of fiction are used in unique ways throughout the book The Circle, specifically the element of Character. The element of character is used to show the variety of differences in each person and show their diverging ways of thinking. . Each person grows and learns as they encounter new experiences and meet new people throughout the book. The diversity of each i character shows a distinct story and a new aspect of how The company, The Circle, influences their life. The Circle brings the aspect of advancing technology into each of the characters lives. Technology affects each character differently, some more than others. For example, Mae, herself, encourages other people to use technology, while …show more content…
Unfortunately, this ends in a tragic fate for him. ”The tools you guys create actually manufacture unnaturally extreme social needs. No one needs the level of contact you’re purveying” (page 134, Eggers). Mercer is a simple person who never intended to be as affected by technology as he was, but due to his association with Mae, he was put into the spotlight by animal rights advocates. Animal rights advocates didn’t agree with his business of making chandeliers inspired by animal antlers. He was pushed to a breaking point; people were giving him hate over the internet and people in real …show more content…
Specific characters portray The Circles invasive technology as a positive output. On the other hand, the remaining characters are able to realize the negative connotations of The Circles invasive technology. Mae does not realize that the circle is striping people the right of thier privacy, while her ex- boyfriend does acknowledge how corrupt the Circle is. Sadly, Dans ignorance gets the best of him, as he does not care how corrupt the circle is. In his eyes, The Circle is a wholesome and helpful