It is evident that Wallace purposely chose each of his characters to possess disparate personalities, and he focuses on how random luck and circumstances directed each of them to “the hamster wheel that is life”. What he did well was Wallace gave each of these characters "voices," or a different style of writing for each character. These unique styles of writing give an insight on the personalities and even the thoughts of the accountants. For example, during the moments prior to Sylvanshine's CPA Exam, the writing emphasizes his sporadic stream of consciousness as well as his anxiety through similar narration by Wallace. Aside from his characterization, Wallace is also over-explanatory in details, whether they be minor or major, such as describing the setting. At times, his narration sounds like a very complex thought process and interesting as well, but in other cases, the story seems to drag on as it gets excessively
It is evident that Wallace purposely chose each of his characters to possess disparate personalities, and he focuses on how random luck and circumstances directed each of them to “the hamster wheel that is life”. What he did well was Wallace gave each of these characters "voices," or a different style of writing for each character. These unique styles of writing give an insight on the personalities and even the thoughts of the accountants. For example, during the moments prior to Sylvanshine's CPA Exam, the writing emphasizes his sporadic stream of consciousness as well as his anxiety through similar narration by Wallace. Aside from his characterization, Wallace is also over-explanatory in details, whether they be minor or major, such as describing the setting. At times, his narration sounds like a very complex thought process and interesting as well, but in other cases, the story seems to drag on as it gets excessively