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<p>From a methodological standpoint, the following paper is based on a comparative analysis of two novels written by David Foster Wallace. With a specific perspective for each novel (the motivations of the character known as Rémy Marathe for the first novel, as well as §19 for the second one), the purpose of the paper is to highlight the main characteristics, flaws, and identity crises of the United States, as depicted by Wallace in both Infinite Jest and The Pale King.</p>
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From a methodological standpoint, the following paper is based on a comparative analysis of two novels written by David Foster Wallace. With a specific perspective for each novel (the motivations of the character known as Rémy Marathe for the first novel, as well as §19 for the second one), the purpose of the paper is to highlight the main characteristics, flaws, and identity crises of the United States, as depicted by Wallace in both Infinite Jest and The Pale King.

Features of the United States of America in David Foster Wallace’s <italic>Infinite Jest</italic> and <italic>the Pale King</italic>

Romanian Journal of English Studies

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From a methodological standpoint, the following paper is based on a comparative analysis of two novels written by David Foster Wallace. With a specific...

Features of the United States of America in David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest and the Pale King

Published Online: Dec 26, 2023

Page range: 99 - 106

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjes-2023-0011

Keywords
corporations, David Foster Wallace, entertainment, individualism, United States of America

© 2023 Raul Săran, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Features of the United States of America in David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest and the Pale King

Published Online: Dec 26, 2023

Page range: 99 - 106

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjes-2023-0011

Keywordscorporations, David Foster Wallace, entertainment, individualism, United States of America

© 2023 Raul Săran, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
corporations, David Foster Wallace, entertainment, individualism, United States of America