In a Democratic society many take freedom for granted, while others believe that they are not given enough freedom. Dave Eggers introduces us to a society that is searching for what they believe to be “total freedom”, while Megan Boler provides readers with examples of media in democracy and how freedom is portrayed in each form. Both sources allow the audience to see that freedom does require a balance of control. A world with total freedom would instead lead to a society with many feeling violated, this is why there needs to be some level of external control exerted on citizens. What needs to be found and determined is that proper balance of freedom, and how to address this balance with citizens of each and every community. Throughout The Circle, the audience is introduced to
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As she allows them access to her families past she begins to feel the pressure of actions they made (432). Freedom is not about being blamed for what relatives have done in the past. Instead freedom allows citizens to create their own legacy, free of any negative actions your relatives may have made. This is truly something that separates a democratic society from other government regimes. In the end, others are made aware that “total freedom” is truly the opposite of freedom. Through the character of Ty, the audience is made aware of a plan to help create more freedom by still having some external control. He states, “We must all have the right to anonymity. The barrier between public and private must remain unbreachable. We must all have the right to disappear”(490). He backs this up with an example of the fish tank and how the company is not trying to create total freedom instead they are trying to control. By them having full control they are no longer democratic and citizens are no longer free. This showing that some government control, voted on by the citizens, is
As she allows them access to her families past she begins to feel the pressure of actions they made (432). Freedom is not about being blamed for what relatives have done in the past. Instead freedom allows citizens to create their own legacy, free of any negative actions your relatives may have made. This is truly something that separates a democratic society from other government regimes. In the end, others are made aware that “total freedom” is truly the opposite of freedom. Through the character of Ty, the audience is made aware of a plan to help create more freedom by still having some external control. He states, “We must all have the right to anonymity. The barrier between public and private must remain unbreachable. We must all have the right to disappear”(490). He backs this up with an example of the fish tank and how the company is not trying to create total freedom instead they are trying to control. By them having full control they are no longer democratic and citizens are no longer free. This showing that some government control, voted on by the citizens, is