Read the excerpt from David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest.

I am seated in an office, surrounded by heads and bodies. My posture is consciously congruent to the shape of my hard chair. This is a cold room in University Administration, wood-walled, Remington-hung, double-windowed against the November heat, insulated from Administrative sounds by the reception area outside, at which Uncle Charles, Mr. deLint and I were lately received.

Which statement best describes the narrative voice in this excerpt?

The voice is subjective, because it relates an opinion of the narrative's setting.

The voice is subjective, because the setting is described using an emotional tone.

The voice is objective, because it describes the setting without further commentary.

The voice is objective, because the description of the narrator is unreliable.

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Jazlynn Hanna

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27 December, 07:58

Read the excerpt from David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest.

I am seated in an office, surrounded by heads and bodies. My posture is consciously congruent to the shape of my hard chair. This is a cold room in University Administration, wood-walled, Remington-hung, double-windowed against the November heat, insulated from Administrative sounds by the reception area outside, at which Uncle Charles, Mr. deLint and I were lately received.

Which statement best describes the narrative voice in this excerpt?

The voice is subjective, because it relates an opinion of the narrative's setting.

The voice is subjective, because the setting is described using an emotional tone.

The voice is objective, because it describes the setting without further commentary.

The voice is objective, because the description of the narrator is unreliable.

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Salvador Benitez · Answer 1

The voice is objective, because it describes the setting without further commentary.

Subjective information is based on personal information, emotions and judgment. Objective information is factual and evidence based. Subjective information is personal in that many people can have a different view of the same thing or situation. Objective information should be the same across many people's perspective. In this passage the narrator is describing exactly what he sees and feels without any emotions or judgment.

Enrique Middleton · Answer 2

The voice is objective, because it describes the setting without further commentary.