Mercer's Suicide Analysis
Suicide
The most impactful moment form The Circle is Mercer’s suicide. From the beginning, Mercer seems like the most reasonabe, if not the only reasonable, person besides Kalden (these two people’s views are stronger than Mae’s parents’). I did not expect Mercer to kill himself at all. Rather, I subconsciously hoped Mercer would make a breakthrough and save the day.
To me, Mercer’s death is a little unecessary, although it does provide a turning point for the story. Readers expect his suicide to profoundly change Mae’s view on The Circle and trnsparency. And yet, Mae did not change, and she even became more obsessive with her work. After all, Mercer did not solve any problem. It was understandable that he could not accept The Circle’s madness, but to see him giving up like that breaks my heart. Somebody has said, “If you go out, go out …show more content…
I will seriously reconsider whenever a website asks for my private information. One day, I might even read the terms and services agreement when I register for something. Also, I will be more considerate when I post something online, since it can involve other people (I will make sure they are content with it). Once a piece of information goes online, it stays online. The best thing to do is to remember and consider what consequences it might bring.
Although Mercer’s death does not directly relate to real-life healthcare, there are lessons we can still take from it. For example, if a patient is concerned about something, as healthcare providers, if we do not agree with him, at least we should not push him too much. Mae didn’t listen to Mercer; instead, she pushed him beyond his tolerance, and it drove him mad. In addition, healthcare procviders in general, and pharmacists in specific, should protect patient’s information as best as we can. We should never expose confidential information without the patient’s consent, like the way Mae exposes
The most impactful moment form The Circle is Mercer’s suicide. From the beginning, Mercer seems like the most reasonabe, if not the only reasonable, person besides Kalden (these two people’s views are stronger than Mae’s parents’). I did not expect Mercer to kill himself at all. Rather, I subconsciously hoped Mercer would make a breakthrough and save the day.
To me, Mercer’s death is a little unecessary, although it does provide a turning point for the story. Readers expect his suicide to profoundly change Mae’s view on The Circle and trnsparency. And yet, Mae did not change, and she even became more obsessive with her work. After all, Mercer did not solve any problem. It was understandable that he could not accept The Circle’s madness, but to see him giving up like that breaks my heart. Somebody has said, “If you go out, go out …show more content…
I will seriously reconsider whenever a website asks for my private information. One day, I might even read the terms and services agreement when I register for something. Also, I will be more considerate when I post something online, since it can involve other people (I will make sure they are content with it). Once a piece of information goes online, it stays online. The best thing to do is to remember and consider what consequences it might bring.
Although Mercer’s death does not directly relate to real-life healthcare, there are lessons we can still take from it. For example, if a patient is concerned about something, as healthcare providers, if we do not agree with him, at least we should not push him too much. Mae didn’t listen to Mercer; instead, she pushed him beyond his tolerance, and it drove him mad. In addition, healthcare procviders in general, and pharmacists in specific, should protect patient’s information as best as we can. We should never expose confidential information without the patient’s consent, like the way Mae exposes