Question 10 of 25 • (25-26) Swierczynski -- English 11 - 4th 9 Weeks Section 2
Read the excerpt from Infinite Jest.I cannot make myself understood. “I am not just a jock,” I say slowly. Distinctly. “My transcript for the last year might have been dickied a bit, maybe, but that was to get me over a rough spot. The grades prior to that are de moi.” My eyes are closed; the room is silent. “I cannot make myself understood, now.” I am speaking slowly and distinctly. “Call it something I ate.”Which statement best says how Wallace explores the conflict between personal and societal realities?
Answer
A
Wallace uses objective facts to show the conflict that can occur when people are dishonest about their pasts.
B
Wallace uses characters’ actions to show the conflict that can occur between society and people who act in nonconforming ways.
C
Wallace uses descriptions to show the conflict that can occur when people are placed in unnatural settings.
D
Wallace uses dialogue to show the conflict that can occur between inner perceptions of self and outside perceptions of self.