Main Argument - Transparency has a negative effect.

The Circle includes many arguments that we covered in class. The main theme of the book, and a term we discussed at length in LIS 201 is transparency. The novel focuses on the idea of transparency and provides an engaging story of how the characters react differently to a transparent society. Eggers overarching argument is that transparency and creating a completely transparent society has many negative consequences and is not a good thing. Transparency, as described in "Where Web 2.0 went wrong," is the degree that companies and consumers are completely forthcoming about their connections and terms to ensure that everybody has equal access to all information. (2013, p. 71) While this differs slightly from Eggers use of transparency in The Circle, they still have the same underlying principles. Eggers transparency refers to the complete transparency of people's lives and everyday activities by placing cameras in public spaces and even around people's necks.

The main character, Mae, is our closest relation to someone who is completely transparent. Eggers follows her journey through the story, using her choices, reactions and mistakes to depict his argument. Throughout the experience of becoming transparent, Mae leads her ex-boyfriend to suicide, ruins her relationship with her parents and jeopardizes her friendship with her best friend.

Works Cited

Henry Jenkins et al.. "Where Web 2.0 went wrong," Spreadable Media (2013).