WOD: Anomie

1. Social instability caused by erosion of standards and values.
2. Alienation and purposelessness experienced by a person or a class as a result of a lack of standards, values, or ideals.
   

In Context (taken from New Yorker article on DFW): Wallace's voice was different.  It projected, in Howard's words, "the sheer joy of a talent realizing itself."  There was optimism in its despair, elation in its anomie.

Part Three to come tomorrow.

I had a question but I forgot it...If only I had twitter.