A cosmopolitan discourse as archetype for dystopian fiction; dave eggers’ the circle as case study

Abstract

This study tends to investigate the mysterious characters in The Circle by Dave Egger along with the forces behind their moral downfall and the manner in which they dramatically symbolize the cosmopolitanism in dystopian world. This work highlights how their inner desire for transparent world changed their thoughts and behaviors as well as how the dystopian elements such as surveillance controls them. Those characters engage the reader in a dramatic and deep evaluation on individual’s behaviors. This current investigation employs both descriptive and analytical methods to discover the elements that influenced their actions and ideas. The data utilizes a qualitative in personalities, it is gathered and analyzed according the major themes of the novel. The result of the investigation reveals that through the hidden goals of the company they reflect the concept of moral decline, as an actual dystopia