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Comparing Mae And The Social Network

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The Circle, a fictional story by Dave Eggers that is based loosely off the likings of Apple and/or Google. As the main character, Mae, makes her way through the rankings from a newbie to being one of the most known people at the Circle, she too becomes engulfed by her work and this drastically affects her personal relationships. Similarly, in The Social Network, a film by David Fincher, takes the viewer on the journey of a young coder that stumbles upon the billion dollar idea for Facebook. While his idea evolves and grows into what it is today the main character, Mark Zucherburg, slowly becomes encased in his work. His new obsession with Facebook and the internet has driven him away from the tangible world and those that exist outside of his creation. In both of …show more content…

Mae starts out as a young, inspired and interesting character that has a lot of potential. When she first starts working at the circle, Mae is not used to how much she needs to use technology as a part of her job, and her life. It starts with a simple job that requires her to answer customer questions. As she becomes more experienced, the involvement of technology become more prevalent. She goes from having one monitor to having three, all with live feeds of important information she is responsible for. With all these new responsibilities, Mae is forced to simplify her non-work life. This meant she no longer could take time off to do what she previously had loved to or else her “CircleJerk rating or whatever-the-fuck would drop below an acceptable level”(pg 263). Mae is totally

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