When I began reading this text by Eggers I thought it was very interesting. However when I begin to tell someone about the novel it seems that there just isnt enough motivation to care, no one is really interested. I found myself asking this question: Does the content of information define its trivia? Or is information deemed trivial according to how much someone cares? McKee defines trivia as (my book was stolen with my backpack so this is verbatim) subjects discussed in the public sphere that probably should be contained within peoples private lives. Again I do not believe that the situation in Sudan is trivial, but how does one define trivia? Is it trivial because it isn't happening to you?
Also I want to address the fragmentation running through Egger's novel. The story itself is severly fragmented as far as time-line but also in its construction. The novel was obviously created from a compilation of many different peoples experiences and is therefore eternally fragmented. Because of the nature of a novel its fictitious stucture allows for many different stories to come together as one.
I agree that it is hard to get people to care about something when it does not affect them or does not happen near where they live. I don't think what happened to the lost boys is trivial, I think if more people saw the movie, God Grew Tired of Us, people may feel more of a connection to the lost boys. And they will want to help them in any possible way.
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