What made Stephen Glass Break?

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Stephen Glass was 24 years old when the incident happened . Back then , he was working for The New Republic (TNR ) one of the most influential magazines in America . According to him , the work load was gruesome , the pressure tremendous and they are underpaid . But the job was made rewarding by the people he works with and their work , the magazine , was read by the people who matter . So why did the glass shatter ? More specifically what made Stephen Glass Break

Long before the actual crack

, chipping s from Glass can be noticed These chipping as I have called are represented by the words are you mad at me ' and don 't hate me . These words come out of Stephen whenever he was asked by Michael Kelly or Chuck , the editors of TNR to verify a fact from his story . So why does he say these things ? It is because he fears loosing his friends and job . As seen in the movie Stephen is yearning for acceptance which can be deducted as the primary source of reward ' he gets from his co-workers . The people in The New Republic find him funny and sweet . They also appreciate the things he says about them and the way he treats them . Stephen Glass doesn 't want to lose them . Deep inside him is the gnawing fear that his fictitious places , people and events be discovered . If the inevitable occurs his job and friends will all disappear . The Glass will lose everything

Further chippings . Whenever Stephen wrote /created a story , he would present it to the staff in full color to make each one enjoy the account . And just when everybody is having such a good time , wrap up by calling the piece silly , stupid ' or not worth writing . All the time , Stephen knows his stories are incredible . People even attest to it : A teacher commented that he should write a boring piece once in a while . In these instances , his yearning for acceptance comes out . He wants to ensure that everybody likes his work . Another possible reason is Stephens ' fear of discovery . Almost all his pieces are incredible but he does not know how much incredible is incredible such that people won 't accept it . Most of his stories if read with a clear mind will most certainly be doubted . But the idea alone that he works for a big time magazine company makes it credible . The s which he writes about also help in making his pieces credible . The s he chooses can be considered secrets ' and may seem to be the very types of information to be kept secret from the general public

Most people upon starting a work or job dreams of making it big or garnering success . We 'll never know whether Stephen once dreamt of making it big in the world of journalism . But we do know that he did . We also knew that he lost it : because the cracks appeared . The New York University...