/lit/ - Literature

>>9273644
[I'm trying to make sense of DFW's argument as much as you are, I've only recently read his essay 'E Unibus Pluriam: Television and US fiction' and would love if other people could enter the discussion]

Another layer of his argument is this: even if we admit fiction shouldn't not seek to change/solve problems in the culture, pomo critiques of the American cultural milieu have become obsolete due to what I previously alluded in my other post.
Also, bear in mind he was dialoguing with a very specific branch of postmodern fiction (image fiction). His whole point is also embedded in the general discussions about how we consume entertainment and how entertainment consumes us.

See pic related for DFW's thesis written by the man himself. I strongly recommend that you read his essay. Even if you don't agree with his premises, it is an interesting read.