Read the excerpt from David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest. It's clear that this really pretty sincere yellow Dean at left is Admissions. And surely the little aviarian figure at
right is Athletics, then, because the facial creases of the shaggy middle Dean are now pursed in a kind of
distanced affront, an I'm-eating-something-that-makes-me- really-appreciate-the-presence-of-w hatever-I'm-
drinking-along-with-it look that spells professionally Academic reservations.
Why does the narrator most likely refer to the deans by their titles rather than their names?
to distance himself from those present
to show a personal connection with the group
to explain his position in relation to the others
to set a formal tone for the meeting