In simple times, when work is easy and neighbors help each other, life is a blessed state. In troubled times, however, bitterness and hardship take their toll on society and replace goodwill with malice. The true account told in Zeitoun, by Dave...

Each person has a unique worldview, which is largely shaped by one’s environment, knowledge, beliefs, and more. Those who identify similarly are largely grouped with others who may have the same background. Both Moisés Kaufman’s The Laramie...

The mind can only be controlled if at some point, the person starts to believe what is being told to them as truth. It is at that point they will question their own opinions. In the novel, The Circle by Dave Eggers, the protagonist, Mae Holland,...

George Carlin famously said “When fascism comes to America, it will not be in brown and black shirts. It will not be with jack-boots. It will be Nike sneakers and Smiley shirts”. This quote couldn’t be more relevant in Dave Eggers novel The Circle...

Dave Egger’s novel The Circle follows a young woman named Mae who joins an innovative company called the Circle. The Circle is the forefront of all things technological, including the creation of one system for all types of social media and...

The statement that “[The Circle is] not a perfect piece of cinema” (Sydell) can be considered a gross understatement. The film “met with derisive reviews” (White, May 2017) even “bombing in its first week of release” (White, May 2017) “gross[ing]...

Through the use of first-person narrative, authors are able to convey the innermost thoughts and desires of the characters they create. However, this narrative style limits the scope of the novel by presenting events through the filter of the...

Dave Eggers utilizes unusual formatting tactics to present his memoir, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, including a lengthy introduction and acknowledgements section, inauthentic dialogue, personal commentary, and even an unconventional...

Dave Eggers is a playful author, wiling to experiment and take risks for his audience. At the same time, Eggers is aware of his ploys and sometimes uses these games as a way to pawn off the tragedies that happened to him over the course of the...

Dave Eggers’s satirical and self-referential memoir A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius documents his external and internal life. While the book is technically a work of nonfiction, Eggers externalizes and exposes much of his personal life...