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How does Wallace go about introducing his characters in Infinite Jest? Use Joelle Van Dyne's incorporation in the text as an example for this discussion.
At this point, maybe about a quarter of the way through the novel, the minor details of characters that populate the subtle edges of the text begin to return and have a major impact on the plot. Joelle Van Dyne (aka Madame Psychosis) is a prime example of this: she is first featured in endnote 24, where she is repeatedly listed as a cast member in J.O.I.'s filmography. Her show is featured prominently in chapter 16, but we don't yet know that much about her, as she remains, literally and figuratively, shrouded in...
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