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Throughout the novel different characters give away important aspects of their live because of some new tech product. The most visible example is surely that of Mae: she surrenders her whole privacy to go "transparent". Other than that we have almost all the employee of the circle, who share all of their interests and spend the majority of their time on the campus, always recorded, always tracked by the system. This is also the case for the Circle's cameras.

The strangest thing about the Cricle setting is the obsessive care for the employee they use. In the first pages of the novel we can see the importance of even a simple CE worker for the company. they provide her with a new phone, a tablet, and all kind of recreational activities. The first strange action is that of "forcing" Mae to participate to those  activities and to use her social media in a compulsive way.

The line between private and public is definitely crossed starting from part II of the the novel. In the first part of the book the technology of the Circle is acceptable: employee are asked to abuse their social media, and their position and activities are tracked at all time, but there is still the opportunity to just leave the workplace. The critical point is reached when Mae propose to make the Circle's account mandatory, completely erasing the line we are talking about.

(I do not understand the question)

I would say that the biggest problem of this novel is indeed over-explaining. Nothing, not a single detail of the Circle, of its technology or of the characters is not described. This would not be a problem if not for the fact that Eggers is talking about a dystopia, and by definition, this should be a really unlikely outcome of society. By describing every single aspect of the novel Eggers takes away from the reader the possibility to imagine his idea of the future as realistic, living just a strange unrealistic story, that will soon become out of touch with world.

We do not really know her intentions. Every time she takes a big decision, as trying to improve her PartyRank or going transparent, it is after she is threatened (not explicitly) to be fired or reported to the police. She always accept what she has to do with little to none compliance, and this gives a sense of weakness to her characters. However, in the ending, we see what we could consider her true self in action: when faced with the opportunity to do the right thing but also to give up her wealth and popularity, she decides to expose Calden. This could be the proof that Mae is ultimately driven by self interest rather than for a greater good, but it is not sure, since we should have more information about how much she believed in the Cirlce's ideals.

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Mae is not a victim but a dull villain.  Her motivations are petty, that of getting the highest ratings, moving into the centre of the Circle and being popular.  Do you agree?

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Some critics say that Eggers tends to over-explain.  Do you agree?

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Eggers has a serious purpose, or several. One of them is to remind us that we can be led down the primrose path much more blindly by our good intentions than by our bad ones.  A second may be to examine the nature of looking and being looked at.

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But on their mission to achieve total transparency—100 percent accessibility to all information for all people—morals, free will, and basic human rights are gradually compromised for the supposed sake of the greater good. Mae finds herself facing truths about her family, her colleagues, and herself that perhaps were best kept unknown, and her shattering conclusion leaves the reader questioning how fine a line can be drawn between private and public, education and indoctrination, and—ultimately—good and evil.  Provide examples

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At the beginning of the novel, the reader perceives through the eyes of Mae all the great things that working at The Circle offers.  It appears to be more a utopia than an anti-utopia.  Provide examples.  When does the reader question the principles underpinning the Cirlce?  When does s/he feel eerie about the purposes of its leading figures?  Mae quickly assimilates into the Circle’s culture of socializing, product perks, and inspirational messages literally etched into her new surroundings: “Dream,” “Imagine,” “Innovate,” “Let’s Do This.” Compared with her hometown in Colorado, the world of the Circle is endlessly more vast and infinitely better than anything Mae has ever imagined. Her first several months in CE provide Mae with an incredible sense of hope for what the Circle will bring to society. Everything, from international security—cameras that are instantly available in any part of the world—to a cure for awkward first dates, seems to be on its radar, and the ease with which it implements solutions is astounding. Along with her fellow Circlers, Mae has faith in the vision set forth by the three founders of the Circle, known as the Three Wise Men, who insistent that a perfect democracy among all members of the Circle—employees and users alike—is possible.

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The novel portrays what happens when the benefits of technology exact a dangerous price on humanity.  Provide examples.