Infinite Summer

It's sad that I tried to hum the above to the "Yellow Rose of Texas". I need to listen to Hal.

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"The truth will set you free. But not until it is finished with you." DFW

Love this thread, great to read everyone's thoughts.

I'm joining those that find great the contrast between this section and the section that surrounds it that contains the first very serious look at AA's psychological rationale (or precedes/follows, can't remember).

And reading it the second time here, aside from all the laughs which are some of the best in the book:

Pemulis is bug-eyed with fury...and is literally jumping up and down in one spot so hard that his yachting cap jumps slightly off his head with each impact, which Troeltsch and Axford confer and agree they have previously seen occur only in animated cartoons.

Yes, aside from jewels like that, I was also this time really struck by how Hal was totally immobilized by the whole display, intellectually, emotionally, etc. Very great stuff.