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A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again

David Foster Wallace
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53 pages • 1 hour read

David Foster Wallace

A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again

Nonfiction | Essay Collection | Adult | Published in 1997

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  • Summary

  • Background

    • Chapter Summaries & Analyses

  • Chapter 1

  • Chapter 2

  • Chapter 3

  • Chapter 4

  • Chapter 5

  • Chapter 6

  • Chapter 7

  • Key Figures

  • Themes

  • Index of Terms

  • Literary Devices

  • Important Quotes

  • Essay Topics

    • Tools

  • Discussion Questions

    • Essay Topics

    1.

    Using textual evidence, examine how Wallace emerges as a nuanced character over the course of the seven essays.

    2.

    Describe the ways that irony features in the collection, both in terms of a theme and a device. Use textual evidence to develop an argument.

    3.

    In the essay about tennis player Michael Joyce, to what extent does Wallace portray him as a tragic figure? Why?

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