The View from Mrs. Thompson’s
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"The View from Mrs. Thompson’s" is an essay by David Foster Wallace that reflects on the immediate aftermath of the September 11 attacks from the perspective of small-town Bloomington, Illinois.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The View from Mrs. Thompson’s canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
essay
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nonfiction work ⓘ |
| author | David Foster Wallace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectedIn | Consider the Lobster and Other Essays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts | watching news coverage in Mrs. Thompson’s living room ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
David Foster Wallace
NERFINISHED
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Mrs. Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focus |
local reactions to national tragedy
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television coverage of September 11 attacks ⓘ |
| form | magazine essay ⓘ |
| genre |
literary journalism
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reportage ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
detailed description
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digressive prose ⓘ |
| mainEventDescribed | September 11 attacks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| nonfictionType | personal essay ⓘ |
| originalPublicationMedium | Rolling Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherOfCollection | Little, Brown and Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | War on Terror NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Consider the Lobster and Other Essays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| settingLocation | Bloomington, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingType | small Midwestern town ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
American flags and displays of patriotism
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community gathering in a private home ⓘ personal perception of national crisis ⓘ |
| theme |
collective grief
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media consumption ⓘ patriotism ⓘ public versus private response to tragedy ⓘ small-town life ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
September 11, 2001
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immediate aftermath of the September 11 attacks ⓘ |
| tone |
observational
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reflective ⓘ |
| workOf | David Foster Wallace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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