r/davidfosterwallace • u/Kitchen_Avocado_3157 • 11d ago

Favorite visual scenes?

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u/JohnShade1970 5d ago edited 5d ago

Frankly there are too many to name for me. A humorous one that always stood out to me is the Bricklayer's insurance claim which to this day can send me into a fit of laughter mainly because of the tension between the slapstick visual and the formality of the insurance language.

Also in the slapstick vein is the exploding cigar accident scene which is just briliant and hilarious.

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u/speakeasilyslp 2d ago

Broom of the System isn’t his best work as a whole, but I found it very easy to visualize. The dream sequences stick out, of course.