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Good People David Foster Wallace Summary

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David Foster Wallace’s “Good People,” tells the story of a young couple troubled by the consequences of their sins, and are forced to reflect on what their decision must be—a decision that should circumvent tainting their image in the eyes of God. The short story is set at a park that overlooks a lake, the couple is sitting at a picnic table, frozen and distraught by their situation. The described setting (warm, springtime, and green) paints the mood as welcoming. The characters’ names are Lane Dean Jr., an accountant and business major working at UPS, and Sheri Fisher, a nursing major. The two hadn’t known each other in high school but had met in a ministry at their junior college. Told in the third person limited, the short story explores
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