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–really–makes–me–appreciate–the presence–of–whatever–I’m–drinking–along–with–it look that spells professionally Academic reservations.

–Infinite Jest,
David Foster Wallace

Which words best describe the narrator’s voice in this passage?

✔ imaginative and observant
What effects does naming the deans only by their titles have?

It shows the narrator is interested in others.
It avoids presenting a subjective commentary on how the deans appear.
(correct -->) It distances the narrator and makes the deans seem less like people.