Philosophy
The Broom of the System
by David Foster Wallace · 1984
★4.33
The Broom of the System
Whose Story Gets Told
Key Insight 1: Lenore Beadsman (senior/Gramma)
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Key Insight 2: Stonecipher Beadsman III (Lenore's father)
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Key Insight 3: Andrew Sealander ("Wang-Dang") Lang
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Key Insight 4: Mindy Metalman (Lang's wife)
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Key Insight 5: Norman Bombardini
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Key Insight 6: Vlad the Impaler
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Key Insight 7: Fractured Narrative and Metafiction
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Key Insight 8: Linguistic Play and Wittgensteinian Games
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Key Insight 9: Absurd Plot MacGuffins
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Key Insight 10: Foreshadowing and Circularity
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Key Insight 11: Pop and Corporate Satire
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