>surrounded by heads and bodies
fucking dropped
Great thread, faggot.
I actually can agree with this. The style of Infinite Jest is unbearable.
>>8337509
By this he referred to the disunity between mind and matter. The deans have grown disconnected to the world, their thinking brains unable to converse with the actual world, which is why such a drama develops during the next few pages. Also Hal is just a pompous motherfucker
>>8338024
On top of this, there was the general detachment from the outer world that Hal underwent throughout the major events in the book which contributed to the breakdown in the opening chapter
>I'm in a hole in the ground surronded by heads and bodies when plump Buck Mulligan came screaming across the sky the colour of a television tuned to a dead channel
Really Harold?
-Call me Lolita
>>8338024
I thought it was more like "I'm surrounded by nerds and athletes".
>>8338024
to be honest it was probably about the fact that they're trapped in their heads. heads and being trapped in them gets talked about a lot in IJ.