THE CIRCLE.pptx

Dave Eggers

• By Gloria Ordoñez

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Dave Eggers was born in Boston Massachusetts on March 12, 1970. his parents where John K. Eggers and Heidi McSweeney Eggers. His father was an attorney and his mother was a school teacher. He also has 2 older siblings and one younger brother. At a young age his family moved to the wealthy neighborhood of Lake Forest, near Chicago Illinois. He attended high school in Lake Forest. As a teenager, Eggers showed a high interest in writing and excelled at it.  

After high school Dave went to attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He was perusing a career in journalism, but that was put on hold. By 1992 both his parents passed away from cancer a year apart from each other. At the time both his older siblings weren’t able to care for their youngest sibling Toph (Chrsitopher) who was 8 years old. Dave was held responsible and raised his younger brother by himself at the age of 21.

Early Childhood to adulthood

After the death of his parents Dave moved with his brother to Berkley California. Where he started working at a local newspaper. It was during this time where he and a fellow friend started the short lived satirical magazine Might.

In 1998 Dave Eggers founded McSweeney's publishing house in San Francisco. To date McSweeney has become an influential publishing house. For its notable publishing works that include, books, novels, poetry and other works.

Early works

Notable Books • Dave Egger published his

first Novel “A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius” (2000). A memoir about his life as brother and father to Toph his then 8 year old brother. The Struggles with raising a child as well as coming to terms with growing up too soon. Eggers received a Pulitzer prize nomination for his book.

His other Prize winning Book “What is the What” (2006). About the real life story of Sudanese refugee Valentino Achak Deng. He was part of the Lost boys of Sudan program.

Dave Eggers has written a total of 10 books to date.

The Circle received mixed review because it was considered to be too relevant of the power of corporations and the rise of technology in todays world.

The Circle focuses on issues faced in modern day times. Though set sometime in the future. It questions Dave Eggers fears of the power of technology. Eggers based his insight on the rise of the internet and social media. Dave Eggers struggled while writing this book because he tried to come up with new technology that hasn’t been invented yet. He also tried not to base the book on the social giants of today.

The Circle will make you question whether privacy is theft or not. And if being watched all the times benefit the human race.

THE CIRCLE

“SeeChange: If We are being watched at all times, will crime stop and moral rise? SeeChange can help perfect the human race”.- The Circle

Are We living in The Circle?

Influences Dave Eggers is notable for

writing books that question the human identity. He focuses on Social and economic situations faced worldwide. He writes to let the reader question their own ideas and the meaning behind our laws, government control, privacy, emotions, morals, society, ect. As We will see in the book The Circle.

The Circle is considered our modern day Nineteen Eighty Four.

CONTROL

Fahrenheit 451

But in The Circle, its all about Exposure. There is No privacy and if you want privacy then you must be hiding something. There are no secrets. The Circle becomes somewhat God like as it sees and must know everything.

The Circle The dystopian of both is a controlled society which limits the human race. It limits our ideas and how humans should perform and think.

In The film Fahrenheit 451. We see that reading was against the law because it made humans too emotional and opinionated. By removing books the human race was limited of power, knowledge and of choices.

Writer to Philanthropist

Dave Eggers is big on giving back when it comes to education. He founded 826 Valencia, ScholarMatch, 826 National. All non-profit, his programs help college students and elementary school students get the best education and help needed for a better future. He believes that human rights and literacy can help shape todays youths.

Today Dave Eggers lives with his Wife and two children in the San Francisco Bay Area.

REFERENCES

http://www.britannica.com/biography/Dave-Eggers

http://contemporarylit.about.com/cs/authors/p/eggers.htm

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/authorinterviews/10356543/Dave-Eggers-interview.html

http://www.salon.com/2015/08/19/its_time_to_reread_dave_eggers_the_circle_why_his_under_appreciated_silicon_valley_workplace_novel_resonates_now_more_than_ever/