Read this excerpt from infinite jest. i cannot make myself understood. ‘i am not just a jock,’ i say slowly. distinctly. ‘my transcript for the last year might have been dickied a bit, maybe, but that was to get me over a rough spot. the grades prior to that are de moi.’ my eyes are closed; the room is silent. how does the narration affect the narrator’s credibility in this excerpt? his honesty renders him earnest and genuine. his slang makes him seem youthful and intriguing. his french jargon makes him seem international. his explanations depict him as a bit defensive.

His explanations depict him as a bit defensive is the correct answer.

Explanation:

Infinite jest is a novel written by American author David Foster Wallace, published in 1996. In this excerpt, the speaker seems to be in a very awkward situation, even if it were with himself. He is a bit defensive in tow ways: he justifies his actions several times; and he also goes to a language comfort zone by using slang, which belongs to a different code system than the one the object the speaker refers to has.

D) His explanations depict hum as a bit defensive

He is making excuses to explain why his grades were low, and coming up in a defensive way, he feels like all people think of him is that he is a jockey and he isn´t very bright.