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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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Features of the United States of America in David Foster Wallace’s  and 

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

Publicado en línea: 26 dic 2023

Páginas: 99 - 106

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

Palabras clave
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

Publicado en línea: 26 dic 2023

Páginas: 99 - 106

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

Palabras clavecorporations, 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.

Palabras clave
corporations, David Foster Wallace, entertainment, individualism, United States of America