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An index for David Foster Wallace's novel Broom
Of The System. (It's rough, admittedly.) In addition to page numbers, some
entries include paragraph and line spotters, and will follow this notation
scheme. There's no rhyme or reason why some entries have line info and
othersÑin fact mostÑonly have page numbers...apologies if this inconsistency is
an ass chap. Also annoying will be the fact that some seemingly esoteric
entries have multiple citations (viz. Corfu) while certain central characters
have almost none (see for instance Lenore Sr. who never actually appears in the narrative but is mentioned far more frequently than the three cited pages). I can offer no better
explanation than to say "what can I say," or perhaps "go
figure," or even "Hmm. No clue.
Sorry." An underscore indicates that I know
there should be a citation there but for whatever reason (I'm thinking
laziness) I wasn't making notes at that point in my reading. (See dress for example. It didn't occur to me to note that until
long after it was first mentioned.) Although if you're really desperate to find something not mentioned here, there's always Amazon's "Search inside this book" feature, which I use constantly.
Regarding vocabulary. What I've chosen to include and exclude will seem whimsical. It's my page so naturally my whims [clears throat] obtain.
A.C.
(see Beadsman, LeVache)
Abbott,
Peter (phone repairman). . . 49,
125, 290.7-2, 292, 445
Agnew,
Spiro. . . 166
Bradley
International (Windsor Locks, CT). . . 195, 202
Cleveland
Hopkins (has no RWY 1, fyi). . . 179
Alan
(Metafictional char. See Vigorous, Rick, "Love")
Alan
(another Alan, non-metafictional, friend of Mindy's). . . 379
Allied,
Mr. Nick. . . 101,
277, 293, 444
Alvin
(see Spaniard, Alvin)
Amherst
College. . . 40-1,
158, 203, 236
1968
mixer. . . 158,
210
dorms
Femur,
North, Rumpus, Stone. . . 14,
210, 13, 203 respectively
Anscombe,
Elizabeth (see Philosophical Investigations)
Antichrist
(see Beadsman, LeVache)
antinomies
(paradoxes). . . 31.6+5
Aqua
Vitae restaurant. . . 201,
252, 260-1
Auden, W. H.. . . 274-3,
328
Batman. . . 151
Baum,
Karen. . . 371
Beadsman,
Clarice (see Spaniard, Clarice)
Beadsman,
Concarnadine (Lenore Jr's grandmother). . . 37,
41, 94-2, 150-17, 240-1, 362
roundly
hated. . . 74
by
Lenore. . . 371
Beadsman,
John (Lenore Jr's brother). . . 63,. 64, 100, 129, 156, 197-2, 202, 243,
281, 371
Beadsman,
Lenore Jr (our heroine). . . 263
appearance. . . 59
car . . .28, 44, 157-5, 159
describes
"love reversal". . . 287
double
major (philosophy/Spanish). . . 396-6
downstairs
neighbor (see Schwartz, Misty)
hair. . . 236
kicking
other legs. . . 68+6,
243.4
literary
sense. . . 114.8,
259-7, 307.7, 400
seeing
Rick for 18 mo.. . . 381-3
showering
issues. . . 58+5,
72-2, 271, 279.4, 330
socks. . . 204
threw
a shoe. . . 20.6,
259+4, 375, 381.6-3
washes
Candy. . . 100
Beadsman,
Lenore Sr (Gramma, Lenore Jr's great-grand). . . 29,
154, 463
Beadsman,
LeVache (Stonecipher IV, Lenore Jr's brother). . . 40-7,
63, 100, 146, 157, 202-10, 215, 241, 326, 371, 399
appearance,
(satanic). . . 213,
261, 371
artificial
leg. . . 213,
237, 261, 371
birth/ejection/launch. . . 267
hates
Lenore Sr. . . 201
hates
John. . . 201
quaaludes. . . 214
Beadsman,
Patrice LaVache (Lenore Jr's mother). . . 41,
94-2, 132, 153, 156, 263, 267, 418
Beadsman,
Stonecipher II (founded E. Corinth). . . 146,
368
death. . . 263+10
Beadsman,
Stonecipher III (Lenore Jr's father). . . 146,
263, 337.6, 451
affair
with Malig. . . 202,
262-1
satanic
appearance. . . 377-11
Beadsman, Stonecipher IV (see Beadsman, LeVache)
Beatles. . . 211,
235
Beeberling,
Mr. . . 386
Beechnut,
Erv. . . 148-2,
153
blasted. . . 210-13,
177, 350+10
Blentner,
Olaf (see also hygiene anxiety). . . 120-12,
137, 311, 345
Blentnerian
(see also Blentner, Olaf). . . 60-6,
341-8
Bloemker. . . 30,
138, 148, 156, 291, 296-2, 328, 362, 445-2
Bloomfield. . . 148,
150, 156
boat
shoes . . . 203-5,
347-2, 395.4-1
Bombardini,
Norman. . . 47,
81, 149, 292.1-2, 449
Bonwit. . . 212
book
(mystery). . . 73,
102-1, 103-7
Bradley
Airport (see airport)
Breather,
The (aka Mike) (LeVache roommate). . . 213,
236, 238
Brenda
("friend" of Bloemker). . . 139,
367
Brenda
(girl with LeVache's leg). . . 242
Brezhnev,
Leonid. . . 213+4
bridge
(game). . . 256
broom. . . 149.4+4
butter. . . 91-7,
100+2
CabanaTan. . . 68,
161
tanning
accident. . . 268
Cambridge. . . 40,
63, 73
Cat
(LaVache rommate). . . 213,
236
cat
(feline. see Prietht, Judith)
Cat
Stevens. . . 4
cathex
(? cathexis?). . . 60-4
Cathy. . . 131
Centerport. . . 231.3
Central
Park (NYC). . . 77
Centrex
(see phones)
CHA
(see Airport, Cleveland Hopkins)
Chagrin
Falls. . . 356
Champ
(see Prietht, Judith)
Charlotte's
Web. . . 173,
275-3
Christianity. . . 281
Chutes
& Ladders. . . 160,
246
Circe. . . 373+7
Clarice
(see Spaniard, Clarice)
Clarke
(see Spaniard). . . ???
(forgot to note the page #, Grrr)
Cleveland
Hopkins Airport (see airport)
Clint
(see Roxbee-Cox)
coach
(see Zandagnio)
Concarnadine
(see Beadsman, Concarnadine)
confused
(is there a typo in this sentence?). . . 313.2
Converse
sneakers. . . 4-9,
__
Corfu
(aka Kerkira, island off the western coast of Greece). . . 71,
99, 153, 168, 234, 260, 300
Costigan,
Mr (see Vigorous, Rick, "Love")
Creamer,
Ed. . . 3,
16, 370
crystal
case of polite indifference. . . 77
Dad
& Lenore Sr (mutual hatred). . . 99
Dailey,
Bill (Bob Newhart Show actor). . . 214
Dallas,
TX. . . 226
Dallas
(TV show). . . 392
Dangler,
Doug. . . 13
Darwin,
Charles. . . 217
Daughenbaugh,
Karen. . . 12.0,
371
Dayton,
OH. . . 265
Dean,
James. . . 12
Descartes, Rene. . . 148,
247
Desert
(re: also Great Ohio Desert). . . 46,
53, 131-5, 143, 327, 390
Dibdin,
Janet. . . 210
Diggerance,
Biff (real name Bernard Warner). . . 12,
17, 258-3, 410
Djarum. . . 357
Docksiders (see boat shoes)
dress,
purple. . . __,
358.1, 379+3, 381.6-4 E-Screech
Equivocation (wtf/lol). . . 396-12 East
Corinth, OH. . . 31 looks
like Jayne Mansfield. . . 45,
181 educed
(deduced). . . 122+14 elseone. . . 239.6 embolism
(v. i.). . . 379.11 Enrique's
House of Cheese. . . 93,
445-7, 297-6 erection
concealment. . . 63 Erieview Tower (see shadow) Etienne
Aigner. . . 359.9 Etvos,
Mr.. . . 151 facial
contortions. . . 34 Feltner,
Mrs.. . . 31 Fieldbinder,
Monroe (see Vigorous, Rick, journal). . . 32+1,
123, 128, 163, 299, 308-4, 312, 324, 349, 419 Flange
(bar). . . 223 flapped. . . 6.5-2,
239-15, 202-12, 247, 326-8, 422.10 Flintstones. . . 5,
202 Flit
gun (insecticide, c. 1930). . . 377 fnoof. . . 114,
197, 257 Foamwhistle,
Blanchard (Sigurd's father) . . . 264 LeVache's
father?. . . 264 Foamwhistle,
Sigurd (Stonecipher III's secretary). . . 70,
146, 152, 157, 170, 387, 451 Fordham
Univ.. . . 75,
78, 407-2 forest. . . 261+5,
235.4-2, 252-10 Fred
(see Vigorous, Rick, "Love") free
rein (...is correct. Not reign.). . . 309+4 Frequent
Leisure Suit. . . 355 Frequent
Review. . . __,
259-1, 309 Frequent,
Monroe. . . 64,
171? Frequent
& Vigorous. . . 43,
147, 339, 379 Frick,
Veronica (see Vigorous, Rick, "Love") fulgent. . . 155+11 Fursich,
Prof.. . . 215 G.O.D.
(see desert) Gary
(Lawrence Welk dancer). . . 95-2 Geach,
Peter (see Philosophical Investigations) Geralamo,
Jesus. . . 370-3 Gerber. . . 127,
146, 148, 154, 262, 366 Gere,
Richard. . . 12 Gilligan's
Isle bar. . . 138,
301, 359, 375.0-8 ginger
ale. . . 127-2,
195+4, 68+4 gleet. . . 384-2 Gluskoter,
Alan (Mindy Metalman's manager). . . 177,
231 Goggins
(Stonecipheco Jars Dept.). . . 146,
158, 387 Golden,
Dr Robert. . . 131,
198 goopin'. . . 70-4 Gowdy,
Curt. . . 163 Gramma
(see Beadsman, Lenore Sr) Grandmother
(see Concarnadine) Great
Ohio Desert (see desert) Gretchen
(see Yingst, Mrs.) "grinned
wryly" (way too many to name of course) hair
(Lenore Jr's v. Lenore Sr's). . . 59&75 hairbrush,
tortoise shell. . . 44,
95 Halazone. . . 425 half-brother. . . __ (LeVache & Sigurd? Forgot to note where I saw this.) Harvard. . . 310 hatred
(family, etc). . . 174,
201, 241 Heat
(LaVache roommate). . . 213,
236 Hegel. . . 221-1,
247-8 hegira
(escape, exodus). . . 224-10 hew. . . 53,
183 hideous. . . 43-2,
47.2, 126, 300-1, 307+4, 349-11, 428-2 Holiday
Inn. . . 156 Holiday,
Steve (see Holiday Inn, immediately supra) Howard
Johnson. . . 205 Huffman,
Prof.. . . 221 Hunt
& Peck Publishers. . . 64,
104-1 hygiene
anxiety (see also Blentner, Olaf). . . 120-12,. 135-10, 137, 138+4, 204, 311 Industrial
Desert Design. . . 53,
234, 328, 411-1 ingenuous
(childlike candidness). . . 166.3+9 Investigations (see Philosophical Investigations) Iran
hostage crisis. . . 77 Jay,
Dr Curtis. . . 31,
60, 116, 135, 158, 183.2+4, 248-10, 309, 340, 448 neuroses
& phobias. . . 310 gas
mask. . . __,. 327 Jennifer
(stewardess). . . 188,
194 journal
(see Vigorous, Rick) Joy,
Dr Daniel. . . 197 KAL
007 (01SEP83). . . 77 Kafka. . . 158-7 parody. . . 308 keened. . . 328-3,
335.10 Keller,
Roy. . . 221,
239, 247 Kerkira
(see Corfu) key
holder, clay horse. . . 39-7,
96-8 kilroyishly. . . 249-6 Lake
Erie (solid). . . 261 Lang,
Wang Dang (real name Andrew Sealander Lang). . . 12,
175, 300, 328, 340, 384, 408, 420 grandmother story. . . 414 half-brother. . . 412 ...and
Candy. . . 293 LaSalle
St (Chicago, IL). . . 129 LaVache,
Mrs. (presumably Patrice's mom). . . 154 LaVache,
Edmund (presumably Patrice's dad). . . 154 legs (in general). . . 24-9,
176+1, 182-8, 241, 295-12, 303.3 carving. . . 202-10,
242?, 247-14 Lennon,
John. . . 132-4,
250-5 Lenore
washes Candy. . . 100 Lindenbaum,
Mrs.. . . 311 Lipp,
Dick (CEO Consol. Gland Deriv). . . 151 Lot,
Mrs. (Lot's Wife, see Metalman, Mindy) lottery
tickets. . . 386-5,
396.1, __ Lundberg. . . 53 Madge. . . 29 Malig,
Nancy (Spaniard's babysitter, Lenore Jr's nanny). . . 134+18,
147-7, 161, 202, 251, 262, 371, 40 affair
with Stonecipher III. . . 202,
262-1 Mandible,
Candy. . . 47,
220, 272, 292, 338, 355, 374, 444 ...and
Lang. . . 293 ballet. . . 101-6 can't
keep a secret...at light speed. . . 383.8 full name (Candice Eunice). . . 357-3 looks
like Mindy. . . 358, 380.16 Mansfield,
Jayne (see East Corinth, OH
) Martinez,
Bib Bob. . . 125 Mavis
(Rick's secretary). . . 308 McMahon,
Ed. . . 162-4,
216 McTeague
(see Norris, Frank) Melinda-Sue
(see Metalman, Mindy, couple spots
down) membrane. . . 136,
330+3, 336 Metalman,
Mindy. . . 3,
12, 175, 210-3, 339, 357, 372, 444, 462, 466 as
Lot's Wife (Gen 19:26). . . 376.3+2 job
as gadget voice. . . 231.1,
380+11 looks
like Candy. . . 358, 380.16 Metalman,
Rex. . . 57,
177.6, 210, 228.10 lawn
OCD. . . __,
383, 412.1 mice. . . 132-1,
135, 325.2 Mike
(see Breather, The) Mindy
(see Metalman, Mindy, couple spots
up) monadic
(single-celled organism?). . . 76.1-2 Monroe?. . . 171 Mooradians. . . 94,
379 Mother
(in WI, see Beadsman, Concarnadine) Mount
Holyoke College. . . 3,
63, 158 Muffin. . . 379 multivalence. . . 167+2 Munsters. . . 217 Nelm,
Dr Daniel. . . 198,
436 Newhart,
Bob. . . 213,
223 Nick
(see Allied, Mr. Nick) Nixon,
R. . . 76 nonce. . . 326+11,
342.0-2 Norris,
Frank (author). . . 430 McTeague. . . 430,
440 Norslan. . . 65,
147, 260 Oberlin
College. . . 147,
213, 430 Obstat,
Neil Jr. . . 148,
151, 157, 202.2, 300, 367, 413, 420, 451 skull-shaped
head. . . __,
413.3+6, 300.1 Shaker
School wedgie. . . 370-4 Obstat,
Neil Sr. . . 53 obtain
(v.i.). . . 157-16 Old
Spice. . . 205 Old
Mother West Wind. . . 241,
367 oral
surgeon (see Tissaw, Martin) otiose
(lazy, useless, futile). . . 162? palanquin
(enclosed litter carried by men). . . 195-10 Paquita
(Gerber's wife). . . 155,
262 Partners
With God (PWG). . . 272,
445 Patrice
(see Beadsman, Patrice) Pauline
In Peril. . . 393-6 Peahen,
Walinda. . . 78,
157, 297.5+1, 307, 355, 374, 391, 451 Peanuts
(comic). . . 242+6 Peck,
Veronica (Rick's wife). . . 64,
77, 230, 374, 407+8 phones. . . 214 Centrex. . . 33-1,
123, 355, 360, 391 Philosophical Investigations (see also Wittgenstein). . . 39-1,
244 Geach
& Anscombe translation. . . 244 Physicians
Desk Reference. . . 353 pineal
gland (see also Yingst, Mr). . . 150-1,
148, 302.9 pithed
(spinal cord severed? Vance?). . . 78 Pleshette,
Suzanne. . . 213 pomoish. . . 169+2 pray
(abbrev. of "pray tell"). . . 229.6+3,
330+14 precious. . . 244.3 Prietht,
Judith. . . 48,
125, 273, 292, 338, 354-1, 444 Champ
(cat). . . 445 Proctor. . . 6-1 Pupik
(Stonecipheco Lids Dept.). . . 146,
158 purple
fist. . . 78 purse. . . 67 Queen
Victoria (see Vigorous, Rick, dreams) querulous
(whiny, complains a lot). . . 73.1+6 Raring,
Vern. . . 49,
93, 124, 295, 360, 375 Road
Runner. . . 352,
354-5, 394-2 Roberts,
Oral. . . 173-10 Roxbee-Cox,
Clint (Candy's BF, Allied VP). . . 97,
124, 173, 215, 294, 445 rubicund. . . 123.3 Rummage,
Karl. . . 35,
148, 168, 366 Salada
tea. . . 325.2+4 Salinger,
J. D.. . . 104-2 Sancho
(Panza) [1]. . . __,
422 Scarry,
Richard. . . 166 Scarsdale. . . 6,
57, 58, 64, 78, 175, 210, 226, 373 Schorr,
Mrs. (Dr. Jay secretary). . . 348 Schwartz,
Misty. . . 48,
68, 161-1, 268, 272, 392 injured. . . 268,
395 Screen
Door of Union. . . 341 scrimshaw (whalebone). . . 58+6 scritch. . . 12.1,
159+6 semiotic. . . __ (lost the page #) (approx 166?) shadow
(Erieview Tower, etc). . . 46,
47, 69.1-2, 72-4, 78, 101, 169, 295, 298, 306+4, 444-4 Shaker
Heights. . . 161,
263, 365 Shaker
School. . . 3,
147, 202, 370 Shaw,
Sue. . . 3,
404, 411 Shorelit. . . 129 skata
(feces). . . 234.7 skit,
Spaniard family. . . 165 Slotnik
(see Vigorous, Rick, "Love") Sludgeman
(tunnels supervisor). . . 126,
453 Snadgener. . . 217 Spaniard,
Alvin. . . 71,
157, 159, 445-2 Spaniard,
Clarice (Lenore Jr's sister, Alvin's wife). . . 3,
146+13, 156 Spaniard,
Spatula (daughter of Alvin & Clarice). . . 159 Spaniard,
Stonecipher (son of Alvin & Clarice). . . 159 Spaniard,
Ruth Spatula (Alvin's mother). . . 159 Spasova,
Kopek (russian gymnast). . . 127,
149, 162, 366, 385 Spasov,
Ruble. . . 163 Splittstoesser. . . 6-5 Stilton
(see also Enrique's House of Cheese). . . 297-6 Stonecipheco. . . 35,
148 Baby
food label. . . 40+2,
242-1 sublation
(negation, denial). . . 239.6+3 Summerville,
Prof.. . . 217 Sykes,
Rev Hart Lee. . . 273,
293, 382, 445 sympathetic
vibration. . . 308.6+4,
373.1-1 Tafts. . . 29,
38+7 telos
(an ultimate end). . . 160-10 tennis. . . 71,
151+9, 314 ti
symptosis. . . 234+3,
325.1-1 Tissaw, Mrs.
(landlady). . . 43,
97, 271 Tissaw,
Martin. . . 173,
271-4, 444 Tunnel
guys disappear (too). . . 126 Ugolino
(see also Vlad the Impaler). . . 390 Vern
(see Raring) Veronica
(see Peck, Veronica) verstehen
sie (Ger. "they understand?"). . . 222.2-2 Vigorous,
Rick. . . 340,
450, 462, 466 beret. . . 77,
127, 252-8, 383, 421 dating
Lenore Jr 18 mo.. . . 381-3 double
chinned. . . 126+2,
182.0-6, 303-5 dreams "Bellagio". . . 164,
325 Lenore
& Lang. . . 325 Queen
Victoria. . . 44,
131 homosexuality?. . . 324+6,
223.3+7 impotence. . . 72,
74-5, 239-5, 286, 332, 406 infantile
genitalia?. . . 324+7 journal. . . 32+1,
104 (begins), 123, 158, 170?, 206, 235, 299, 419, 324, 362 kinky. . . 283,
383 "Love"
story. . . 312,
314-4 on
collegiate fiction. . . 307 self
description. . . 286 spanking. . . 300.5, 383.8 vaguely
suicidal ruminations. . . 78-1 Vigorous,
Vance (Rick's son). . . 58,
75.1, 209, 372, 424 swimming
images. . . 299,
373 Vigorous,
Veronica (see Peck, Veronica) Vlad
The Impaler. . . 58,
96, 98, 251, 382, 458 dosed. . . 304.4 Wacker
Dr (Chicago, IL). . . 129 Warshaver. . . 85 Weejun. . . 223 Welk,
Lawrence. . . 29,
95-2, 150, 366 Werner,
Bernard (see Diggerance, Biff) Wetzel. . . 129 White
Shoulders perfume. . . 358 Wittgenstein
(see also Philosophical Investigations). . . 63,
73, 151+5 Wood,
Clint. . . 124,
215 Yancy. . . 53 Yingst,
Mr. . . 148,
151+6 Yingst,
Mrs. Gretchen. . . 33,
95-3, 147, 148, 151, 240, 310 Zandignio,
Stenetore (Lang's lacrosse coach). . . 261,
269 Zusatz,
Raymond (Gov. Ohio). . . 53,
423-9 [1]
Yeah. As if some other Sancho could be implied. ("Sancho Panza?"
"No, Sancho Beckenbauer.") Stories
That Rick Reads To Lenore pp24-26. . . leprosy
guy pp105-114. . . kids
disease (crying causes epileptic fits) then a string of even worse luck pp180-194. . . Love
addict guy, ugly thermos lady, tree frog pp312-323. . . "Love"
(presumably Lenore read this one to herself) Fieldbinder tells Slotniks that Costigan has been obsessively photographing and drawing their son. pp423-432. . . thinly
veiled "Paralyzed Theoretical Dentist" allegory Miscellaneous stuff that I thought was cool "rings
being led". . . 37+6 "hips
like spun glass". . . 38 "universal
dropping dead". . . 52 "half
a bubble off plumb". . . 119 "shit
on a twig". . . 71,
101, 388, 401-5 an
impossible, hilarious gymnastic maneuver. . . 127 "we
can practically hear the thud as she falls in love". . . 187+2 "chewed
the whiskey out of my ice". . . 233.8-1 "sweet
shrieking mother of ______ ". . . 18.6,
197.5 "calves
like churns". . . 262-16 "eyes
like little anuses". . . 300,
(422) "paying
me like the money hurt his hand". . . 303 "What
could be simpler". . . 311+9 "dressed
to harm". . . 312-8 knee
v. elbow skin. . . 371-4
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