The Circle By Dave Eggers: Character Analysis

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The Circle by Dave Eggers was a book based on what our society would become or grow to be. Advanced technology—a monopolistic monstrous controlling company, and a chip to place in your kids like the animal they are to keep them safe. Yet the manipulation of the main character seems to be the meat of the story. Mae Holland is nothing more than a poster child with insecurities; that The Circle has helped her get rid of by making her feel important Between pages 452-456, we’re introduced to Soulsearch. A program meant to help find anyone or anything. In the demonstration Mae used Soulsearch to find a criminal who still hasn’t paid her des. During this process, you can already see the negative factors of Soulsearch. “Lynch her” (Eggers 455).

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