Abstract

The article posits that David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest is marked by an epiphanic structure pivoting on carefully obscured and often illusory moments of insight. These moments, tied to situations of extreme trial, are used to tease questions of character intent by blurring empathetic identification through trauma with primal desires for cathartic release. By employing genetic analysis on Wallace's manuscripts, the essay traces these effects to Wallace's deeper design.

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