Stephen Mitchell
English professor and Christian Research Journal literary apologetics author with a PhD in humanities from Faulkner University; teaches at Covenant Day School (Matthews, NC) and Covenant College.
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Sep 23, 2026
Melanie CogdillHOST
What is the narrator's predicament and how does it help the reader understand the human situation, you know, in Western culture, I'd say.
Stephen MitchellGUEST
And for Wallace, I think even, even especially in America, um, So his predicament, which I have alluded to before, is that he's caught in this kind of just this apathetic circuit of meaningless behavior.
Stephen MitchellGUEST
He sometimes goes to classes, is flunked out or dropped out before he flunked out, back and forth in and out of college.
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Melanie CogdillHOST
Who was the narrator's father story and, and what makes him an important character?