Introduction

The fiction novel, The Circle, written by Dave Eggers, is a story of technology and the consequences too much knowledge can have on a society. The Circle is a technology company comparable to Google's campus. Their goal is to connect all of society's information to one place; in a sense, it is combining Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, email, blogs, and every other social media or form of online communication in one place. The next mission of The Circle is to create a completely transparent society. This ultimately states that all of society would have equal access to anyone and everyone's information and daily activities. Throughout the book, the protagonist suffers loses due to transparency and knowing too much information. However, she has already become too engulfed with the idea of the company and doesn't notice the harm it is conducting around her.