Bachelor thesis | Film- en literatuurwetenschap (BA)
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Central to this thesis are Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow and David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest. It is argued that both enforce an interactive reading process through circular motifs and...Show moreCentral to this thesis are Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow and David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest. It is argued that both enforce an interactive reading process through circular motifs and narrative structures. These interactive, "circular" readings coincide with the novels' political and psychological themes, so form and content support each other, which contradicts some critical clichés surrounding postmodernist literature.Show less