The Circle By Dave Eggers

Transparency and privacy are a delicate balancing act that society must teeter in between. In The Circle by Dave Eggers, privacy is viewed as problematic because it does not allow everyone equal access to information. However, the reality of complete transparency is that it violates inalienable rights of the individual. As Mae becomes increasingly involved with the Circle’s activities, it is revealed that the Circle was completely willing to sacrifice the rights of the individual to save the rights of society. This idea of balancing transparency and privacy are completely relevant to modern society as The idea of equality in The Circle also means that all information- physical and digital- are fair game for all people. This is ideal for
public institutions, like the government. In the novel, (senator name) allows herself to become completely transparent in order to clearly