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In the book The Circle by Dave Eggers, Mae arrives at The Circle for her first day on the job. The Circle is a new high tech company that is innovative in every way. It produces new technology and upgrades to our recent technology from the greatest minds within the company. Mae is thrilled that she will work at this place and have a chance to express her ideas. The person who helped Mae land the job at The Circle is her best friend Annie. Annie is very close friend of Mae’s, they are almost like family. Mae is astonished with everything at The Circle. She tours around the campus that is filled with glass eaterys, gaming rooms, a pool, and other facilities that wouldn’t normally be seen at a company. After she tours the company and gets a feeling of the environment, there is a party later on at night. At the party, Mae meets a man named Francis who she seemingly is interested in him. When it is the next day, Mae begins her job at Customer Experience. Soon after, it turns out she great at her job and becomes noticed by her co-workers. With what is happening so far in the story, I believe Eggers is trying to portray that Mae has a balanced and happy life style. One of the key elements in Mae’s life is that she has friends and family that …show more content…

She is surrounded and connected with people all around her. Mae’s parents are extremely close with her, as well as Annie. Annie and Mae’s parents complete Mae’s happiness. Another basic need Sebastian Junger states “They need to feel competent at what they do.”, Mae is passionate and thrilled at what she does. She is excited to be working at The Circle, even if she starts at the bottom. She has the opportunity to move up and become one of top people of the company. The basic needs to human happiness as Sebastian Junger stated show a lot in Mae. It portrays her balanced and fulfilling

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