Tennis, Trigonometry, Tornadoes: A Midwestern Boyhood

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essay nonfiction work personal essay

"Tennis, Trigonometry, Tornadoes: A Midwestern Boyhood" is a personal, reflective essay by David Foster Wallace recounting his adolescence in the American Midwest through the lenses of sports, academics, and regional culture.

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instanceOf essay ⓘ
nonfiction work ⓘ
personal essay ⓘ
author David Foster Wallace NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
features tennis ⓘ
tornadoes ⓘ
trigonometry ⓘ
focusesOn David Foster Wallace's boyhood ⓘ
formative years ⓘ
youthful experiences ⓘ
form prose ⓘ
genre autobiographical essay ⓘ
memoir ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryMovement contemporary American literature ⓘ
literaryStyle personal ⓘ
reflective ⓘ
mainSubject Midwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
academics ⓘ
adolescence ⓘ
regional culture ⓘ
sports ⓘ
narrativePerspective first person ⓘ
portrays Midwestern suburban life ⓘ
Midwestern weather ⓘ
academic pressure ⓘ
junior tennis competition ⓘ
settingRegion American Midwest NERFINISHED ⓘ
targetAudience adult readers ⓘ
theme coming of age ⓘ
identity formation ⓘ
intellectual development ⓘ
regional identity ⓘ
workOf David Foster Wallace NERFINISHED ⓘ

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