"The Circle" Final Post

The points that the book made about the power of social media and the line between surveillance and invasion of privacy were interesting and I liked how each character symbolized Mae's decisions. However, I did not like Mae herself. Her character was shallow and repeatedly made poor decisions. Her entire being depended on what other people thought of her and at points in the story she just went too far in her distress. Reading for pleasure was really different than for an assignment. Instead of having to keep a journal of all my thoughts at each important moment, I could just go with the flow and remember what stuck out to me. I also did not really have to analyze every detail as I went along. With my personal reading, I think I did well in keeping track of character development. I could really tell a difference in Mae between the beginning of the story and the end, and of course how she behaved in between. In contrast, I think I could have done better identifying literary devices. I noticed the symbolism in Mae's choices and certain events throughout the story, however I did no see anything else. I think I should have looked harder for additional symbols. Ultimately, I think "The Circle" is a good book for people who are interested the technology and social media boom currently taking place and the effects it will have in the future.