David Foster Wallace calls the main character (is it perhaps himself?) a fraud, saying that he puts on a front for other people so that they will perceive him or think of him a certain way. But how is this any different than the masks that we themselves put on every day? Sure, people could argue "no way, I'm real, genuine, I don't put on a front". But is this true? Think about it. We all want people to perceive us a certain way, whether it is to shock them, or to get their approval.
Perhaps we should all do as David Foster Wallace has done, and take a deeper look at our fraudulent selves. Maybe getting a better insight into why we put on the fronts that we do will help us to know ourselves a little bit better.
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