"Good Old Neon" is a short story that parallels to David Foster Wallace's innermost thoughts and insecurities. We are able to gain insight into Wallace's identity as a writer and most importantly, as a person. The passage reflects his depressed yet brilliant state of mind. As Alyssa mentioned in her previous post, Wallace addresses the issue of acceptance, something that we struggle with, and continue to struggle with throughout our life. Whether or not we would like to admit it, there would always be an internal struggle to feel included and wanted. It is human nature.
The style of writing is similar to stream of consciousness, except more structured. Nevertheless, Wallace's thoughts are overwhelming spewed forth onto the paper, as we, the readers, are allowed to cautiously peer into them.
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