Episode 181: The Fraudulence Paradox (David Foster Wallace's "Good Old Neon")
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The Importance of Drama in Writing
I thought the passage that I thought kind of summed up what his problem was is really perceptive and beautiful. The reason seems like this will seem stale or manipulative to an audience is that we've already seen so many of them in dramas. He's always focused on the audience and the impression and not the actual drama that is occurring around him all the time. And choosing to drive into a wall after taking a handful of Benadryl is the only way he can seem to let his self go.
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