infinite jest
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Novel：Infinite Jest
Author: David Foster Wallace
1 The author
2 The plot introduction
3 The main theme
in New York on 21 February ,1962.
the university professors,
In United States in 2014. At that time,with the rapid development of science and technology, "TV ,computer" endless entertainment and information far from society lost themselves drowned
His death
46 years old committed suicide at home shocked
His father said, his son had accepted the treatment of depression more than 20 years. related to in Time’s a bright future died puzzled about
young Later philosophy Then
good for exercise ,especial tennis. his father’s mother college , logic and mathematics. his first novel “系统的苕帚”
In 2002,he became a college professor of writing in California .
the United States is also a highly consumption and materialized social. commercialization
The statue of liberty holding hands is no longer the symbol of freedom, but the hamburger. assassinated environment pollution problem, New England big garbage dump to give up to Canada science fiction
painkillers exposed took spiritual world ）
Three line
3. Canada Quebec separatists about the terrorist plan.(加拿大魁北
克分裂分子)[ in new England poisonous
garbage “happy whirlpool” the movie weapons vie for human nature , political darkness]
Quebec separatistics are fanatics
Critics think that the author brings an innovation.(革新)
The author is recognized as most talented new generation in the contemporary America.
describes who they are become an empty vessel(空壳)
The main theme
for more than 1000 pages long .It looks inside American self-crisis and happy-crisis. It displays a picture of the America about freak social information .
The ending
all caters for the professional tennis and football game hal ---malformed Auris’knee---- swollen Galt Lin cause his head to largen Johny her face hurtful
Desire
In American society, people only pay attention to your desires ,pursuit and tend to overlook the social consciousness. This desire is the sorrow of the time.
Entertainment
Commercial entertainment is a form of an escape in modern society, the way to happiness for the principle make people lazy and childish.They don't want to think human’s suffering,loss and further problems. He once said that, in a very miserable times, television, Hollywood, also network. It is our choice. Spent high-tech machines
Hal hemp(大麻) His father , grandfather and great grandfather alcohol Auris woman and sex; Tang ·Galt Lin drinking, then painkillers Johnny cocaine. Patients in Grace's hospital wine or the drug then the results of all patients association activities Some minor characters their hobbies (such as television, tennis and so on)
1 Addiction :
The addictions to all kinds of things destory people’s autonomy and dependence which are the root of the social problems . daily life,causing people lose their autonomy ;
The plot introduction
1. Hal’s family 2. About a special treatment for addiction patients in hospitalgrace, the daily life in this hospital . ( Galt Lin chief drunkard
2 Entertainment: mass culture impacts people’s
3 Desire:
In future ,the desire of entertainment cause sorrow of
the time . The future
Addiction
The author especially interested in this theme “addiction” . In the novel,“addiction’ runs through the full text. each character
James A horror of genius
Everitt
Quebec separatists
Orin A foot player
Hal
A tennis player
Mario
ቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱ
Disabled Mental retardation 智能缺陷
The plot introduction
Main character Father a horror of genius the study of optial physicist direct a film committed suicide into microwave Hal prove his existence his personal ability His mother nothing own voice
Author: David Foster Wallace
1 The author
2 The plot introduction
3 The main theme
in New York on 21 February ,1962.
the university professors,
In United States in 2014. At that time,with the rapid development of science and technology, "TV ,computer" endless entertainment and information far from society lost themselves drowned
His death
46 years old committed suicide at home shocked
His father said, his son had accepted the treatment of depression more than 20 years. related to in Time’s a bright future died puzzled about
young Later philosophy Then
good for exercise ,especial tennis. his father’s mother college , logic and mathematics. his first novel “系统的苕帚”
In 2002,he became a college professor of writing in California .
the United States is also a highly consumption and materialized social. commercialization
The statue of liberty holding hands is no longer the symbol of freedom, but the hamburger. assassinated environment pollution problem, New England big garbage dump to give up to Canada science fiction
painkillers exposed took spiritual world ）
Three line
3. Canada Quebec separatists about the terrorist plan.(加拿大魁北
克分裂分子)[ in new England poisonous
garbage “happy whirlpool” the movie weapons vie for human nature , political darkness]
Quebec separatistics are fanatics
Critics think that the author brings an innovation.(革新)
The author is recognized as most talented new generation in the contemporary America.
describes who they are become an empty vessel(空壳)
The main theme
for more than 1000 pages long .It looks inside American self-crisis and happy-crisis. It displays a picture of the America about freak social information .
The ending
all caters for the professional tennis and football game hal ---malformed Auris’knee---- swollen Galt Lin cause his head to largen Johny her face hurtful
Desire
In American society, people only pay attention to your desires ,pursuit and tend to overlook the social consciousness. This desire is the sorrow of the time.
Entertainment
Commercial entertainment is a form of an escape in modern society, the way to happiness for the principle make people lazy and childish.They don't want to think human’s suffering,loss and further problems. He once said that, in a very miserable times, television, Hollywood, also network. It is our choice. Spent high-tech machines
Hal hemp(大麻) His father , grandfather and great grandfather alcohol Auris woman and sex; Tang ·Galt Lin drinking, then painkillers Johnny cocaine. Patients in Grace's hospital wine or the drug then the results of all patients association activities Some minor characters their hobbies (such as television, tennis and so on)
1 Addiction :
The addictions to all kinds of things destory people’s autonomy and dependence which are the root of the social problems . daily life,causing people lose their autonomy ;
The plot introduction
1. Hal’s family 2. About a special treatment for addiction patients in hospitalgrace, the daily life in this hospital . ( Galt Lin chief drunkard
2 Entertainment: mass culture impacts people’s
3 Desire:
In future ,the desire of entertainment cause sorrow of
the time . The future
Addiction
The author especially interested in this theme “addiction” . In the novel,“addiction’ runs through the full text. each character
James A horror of genius
Everitt
Quebec separatists
Orin A foot player
Hal
A tennis player
Mario
ቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱ
Disabled Mental retardation 智能缺陷
The plot introduction
Main character Father a horror of genius the study of optial physicist direct a film committed suicide into microwave Hal prove his existence his personal ability His mother nothing own voice