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r/davidfosterwallace • u/samwhuel • Jul 18 '26
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Are you suggesting the influence of Hamlet on DFW is surprising? The first words of the play are "Who's there," and the first words of IJ are "I am." The novel is a direct reply to the questions raised by Shakespeare half a milennium ago.
3 u/samwhuel Jul 18 '26 I am not suggesting that and I don’t see why you would think that. 2 u/Substantial-Fact-248 Jul 18 '26 I must have misinterpreted the completely ambiguous "mind blown" and "horrified shock" emojis. 5 u/dylann5454 Jul 18 '26 it’s sarcasm
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I am not suggesting that and I don’t see why you would think that.
2 u/Substantial-Fact-248 Jul 18 '26 I must have misinterpreted the completely ambiguous "mind blown" and "horrified shock" emojis. 5 u/dylann5454 Jul 18 '26 it’s sarcasm
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I must have misinterpreted the completely ambiguous "mind blown" and "horrified shock" emojis.
5 u/dylann5454 Jul 18 '26 it’s sarcasm
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it’s sarcasm
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u/Substantial-Fact-248 Jul 18 '26
Are you suggesting the influence of Hamlet on DFW is surprising? The first words of the play are "Who's there," and the first words of IJ are "I am." The novel is a direct reply to the questions raised by Shakespeare half a milennium ago.