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Which line of text from Infinite Jest best illustrates subjective narrative voice? His hands come together on the conference table’s surface. I am seated in an office, surrounded by heads and bodies. The room’s carbonated silence is now hostile. My uncle looks to Athletics as if puzzled.

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Answer:

His hands come together on the conference table's surface

Step-by-step explanation:

It states a fact without any descriptive words to add bias

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The correct answers are "I am seated in an office, surrounded by heads and bodies", and "My uncle looks to Athletics as if puzzled".

The subjective voice is a type of narration that comes from a point of view inside one of the characters in the story (first person subjective voice); or from a omniscient or semi-omniscient point of view that has insight to characters' feelings and thoughts (third person subjective voice).

In this case, it's a clear presentation of the first person subjective voice in both cases, marked by the use of the pronoun "I" and "my" respectively to tell the story.


Hope this helps!

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