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Alcoholics Anonymous
This addiction support group is often recommended by the respondent as a means for letter-writers to pursue and receive assistance.
Cancer
This illness, repeatedly referenced in the text, is among the primary killers with which the memoir deals.
David Foster Wallace
This writer, who committed suicide, is cited as a standard of comparison for other writers by a letter-writer to whom the respondent gives writing advice.
Degree
This achievement is repeatedly cited as a milestone in people’s lives, though it is also noted its utility is far from certain.
Hollywood
This neighborhood serves as a metonym for the U.S. movie industry and, more broadly, dominant popular culture in the U.S.
Jesus
This messianic figure is notably shorn of normal context, connoting a relative distance from religion.
Rilke
This poet, noted for expressivist writing and lyrical intensity, is repeatedly referenced by the respondent and...
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