The Struggle In Annie Egger's Annie

Mae is not the only one who has a life changing experience with the Circle and the technological programs they create. Take Annie, in the beginning stages of Eggers novel, Annie seemed to be an extraordinary individual she had “gotten her MBA from Stanford and was recruited everywhere, but particularly at the Circle” (3). We soon discover that Annie has a large role within the Circle, she is one of the members in the “Gang of 40”, Annie is relatively young and to have such a high position is astonishing it is clear that she has no need to feel insecure to others. However, Annie begins to feel insecure when it comes to Mae’s uprising; by Mae becoming transparent she is reaching an audience Annie never thought could occur. Initially Annie was …show more content…
Soon after discovering her family’s lineage, a shocking piece of information arose. Annie’s “ancestors were the ringleaders […] raided Ireland, brought black slaves, [and] sold them all over the world” (432). This shocking piece of information lead to ultimately Annie’s downfall both within the Circle and her humanity. Sometimes peoples past lives or families history are not known because there are shocking revelations that can arise, sometimes having to much knowledge can cause more harm than good. Look at Annie, by using the Circles program, PastPerfect, she learned things she did not image could occur, from this Annie is asked to discontinue her involvement in PastPerfect from this she comes outraged and goes against what the Circle stands for, stating via zing out: “actually, I don’t think we need to know everything […] We shouldn’t now everything—without the proper storage ready. You don’t want to lose it” (439). As you can see Annie is lashing out of control due to the fact that she is no longer an asset in the eyes of the Circle, rather Mae is. Leading to Annie’s nervous breakdown thus ending in Annie being in a