For homework, please read David Foster Wallace's essay on 9/11 (featured under the title "The View from Mrs. Thompson's" in his essay compendium Consider the Lobster) and highlight at least 10 details in how he describes the cultural and political climate one month after the attacks (What linguistic and metaphorical tools does he exploit to paint the scene? What allusions does he make? How do you interpret the last sentence of the essay?): https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/david-foster-wallace-on-9-11-as-seen-from-the-midwest-242422/
In addition to this, please have a look at this video on The Falling Man and consider the factors that have made it an iconic image (an artifact) of September 11th: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMDkvJRHaNM
If you're interested: here's a Newsweek article on the critique the New York Times has received for the photograph chosen for its story on Hope Hicks, Trump's former director of communications: https://www.newsweek.com/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-slams-ny-times-using-glamour-shot-former-trump-comms-1436414
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