A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius

for her first day at “the most influential company in the world”: The Circle. Mae owes her newfound position at The Circle to her old-time friend, Annie, whose belonging to the “Gang of 40” makes her one of the most influential members of the company. Established by the “Three Wise Men” , The Circle becomes the #1 company on the forefront of technological advancement. The Circle’s goal is to work towards a new era of communication and safety, what it claims is a more efficient and accountable society. By linking users’ personal emails, social media, banking, medical files, and purchasing with one universal operating system, The Circle creates one online identity called TruYou, a new age of online civility and transparency.…

Eggers attended the University of Illinois for journalism, but when his parents died suddenly, he dropped out of school to take care of his younger brother, Cristopher. In California, where the brothers moved, Eggers founded Might, a satirical magazine, however, the magazine was not successful. Eggers proceeded to write for Esquire magazine, and wrote his first novel, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, soon after. The memoir told of the struggles of raising Christopher, and earned Eggers…

A Reflection on the Recurring Themes of 3 of Dave Eggers Works A wide range of personal experiences to look back on, a curiosity to understand and reveal social injustices; this along with Eggers sophisticated and entertaining writing style has justly made Dave Eggers a national best seller. Through reading three of his many works, I have discovered recurring themes of loss and loss through death, faults with the social justice system and racial profiling, and a misconception of…

It’s no secret that in A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, Dave Eggers takes on a vastly different writing style than most audiences are used to. With his satirical, stream of consciousness technique of narrating the events of his life, Eggers is definitely a man of detail in vivid depictions of events and his thoughts along the way. Though Dave frequently gives readers an almost troublingly detailed recount of what he’s been through, there are instances in which Dave more subtly involves…