Infinite Jest tells us that we all fall into different kinds of addiction. It could be anything literal or figurative. One of these addictions could be addiction to ourselves. We tend to be addicted to ourselves. This narcissistic desires cause us to act according to it. And of course, there are consequences.
Prison, relationship, betrayal, depression, sexism
The town of Andover, Massachusetts, was experiencing their own witch trials. The people of the town overthrew the courts and started a riot. They were not going to allow innocent people to be hung, and they stood up against the court system. Danforth is afraid this is going to happen in Salem, if John Proctor and Rebecca Nurse are hung.
