'We're all lying'
-Collective pronoun shows certainty of others around him, he believes that everyone feels the same was as he does
-Present tense of 'ongoing', suggests he is a deceiving person
-Short sentence, statement/declarative
'They have tattoos before everyone has tattoos...no cars that are not old cars...'
-Culture shock?
-Feels that he physically looks different from everyone else
-Confusion/awe
'We say nothing and complain little...we have to work 18 hours a day...we're in a certain place'
-Feels that he needs to meet high standards in order to really 'work'
-Very submissive, he's being manipulated, brainwashed?
-Blends in completely, not seen as an individual, similar to when he moved into a diverse neighbourhood
'We want them doing things that we will find interesting'
-Demanding
-Focus on 'we' shows that he's slowly becoming a part of a collective
-Selfish, manipulative, corporate
'We are obsessed with seeming diverse'
-Very racist
-Token minority individuals used to make his company look better
-Careless wording, obviously lying because of 'seeming'. Aware that it's all a lie.
-'June is our black friend....' Places huge weight on the colour of someone's skin.
You are starting to see beyond what Dave says to what Eggers is trying to convey (Dave's naivety and prejudice). The focus on the collective pronoun "we" is important - link these points up to show what "we" as in the "Might" team are portayed as being like in Dave's representation and, more subtly, Egger's subtext in using these linguistic and literary choices (which you must identify with terminology).
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