Wallace’s fiction and, 92, 93, 159
Wallace’s friendship with, 189–90
Walden, Joelle, 159
Wallace, Amy, 1–8, 29, 42, 70, 145, 248, 311n
on David, 11, 12, 34, 316n
David’s depression and, 116, 117, 298
David’s fiction and, 75, 312n, 313n
David’s relationship with, 6–7, 12, 22–23, 73–74, 89, 113, 323n
David’s travels with, 73–74
David’s wedding and, 282–83
David’s work and, 211, 320n, 321n
education of, 27, 185
marriage of, 197
religion and, 114, 316n
Wallace, David Foster:
anger of, 6, 13, 74, 81, 129–30, 143, 150, 170, 175, 211, 269, 299, 316n
Wallace, David Foster (cont.)
anxiety and stress of, 8, 10–13, 16, 20, 22, 31–32, 48, 55, 64, 80, 83, 97–98, 99, 106, 112, 113, 136, 169, 177, 194–95, 198, 206–7, 218, 239, 248, 255, 298, 319n
apologizing and amends making of, 113, 127, 143, 227, 265–66, 323n
appearance of, 4, 7, 17, 20, 24–25, 38, 58, 64–65, 67, 79, 96, 97, 103, 136, 147, 174, 179, 187, 196, 197, 222, 249, 250, 270, 271, 282, 297–98, 299, 319n
athletic activities of, 7–12, 14, 17, 20, 32, 43, 53, 56, 64, 95, 105, 167, 170, 179, 184, 188, 270
awards and prizes of, 5–6, 9, 28, 33, 39, 50, 51, 80, 103, 112, 138, 174, 229, 238–39, 242, 260
book reviewing of, 120–23, 126, 142–43, 146, 152, 154, 243–44
book tours and signings of, 76, 220–27, 229, 253, 279
as brand, 208, 320n
childhood of, 1–9, 26, 55, 113, 157, 169–70, 186, 200, 271
cleverness of, 139, 148, 150, 171, 255
clowning and showing off of, 7, 22, 56–57, 139, 157
college-years fiction writing of, 23, 29, 34–48, 54–55, 57, 59–71, 73, 74–78, 84–88, 90, 91, 94, 311n–14n
competitiveness of, 39, 55, 89, 96, 129, 143, 231, 273, 282, 316n
confidence of, 28, 53, 80, 90, 131, 158, 174
debating of, 21
depression of, 8, 13, 22, 28, 31–35, 38, 41–42, 51–52, 100, 101, 103, 104–5, 115–17, 120, 135, 154, 169, 298–301
as drama junkie, 153–54
drinking of, 21, 30, 80, 83, 89, 95, 100, 101, 104, 105, 106, 113–15, 119, 123, 127, 132–36, 140, 146, 150, 169, 225, 234, 315n
early writing of, 2, 4–6, 9, 12, 18, 19
education of, 2, 5, 11–22, 119, 127, 132–34, 136, 137, 146, 190, 256, 291, 312n, 316n; see also Amherst; Arizona, University of
exaggerations and inventions of, 139, 147, 185, 186, 192, 317n, 319n–20n
fame, celebrity, and success of, 10, 71, 96, 97, 101, 178, 221, 225, 230–31, 232, 234, 239–40, 245–46, 314n, 315n
family background of, 1–7, 164, 318n, 319n
fear of disclosure and privacy of, 8, 17–18, 43, 59
female interests and dating of, 10, 42, 51–54, 72–77, 83–84, 95, 96, 97, 100, 113, 120, 126, 127, 132, 173, 180–81, 202–3, 222–25, 232–34, 241, 248–52, 266, 268–73, 315n, 322n; see also Harris, Kymberly; Karr, Mary; Perkins, Susan; Walden, Gale
finances of, 50, 66–67, 79, 81, 82, 84, 87, 97, 99, 112, 118–19, 125, 142, 149, 151, 153, 163, 171, 184, 228, 239, 250, 261, 262, 315n, 316n
gratitude of, 70, 228, 300
guilt of, 42, 51, 129, 183
hospitalization of, 52, 116, 134–37, 154, 298, 299–300
house purchased by, 200–201
humor and funniness of, 4–5, 7, 10, 21, 26–27, 31, 62, 63–64, 83, 159, 185, 186, 197, 216, 245, 299, 313n
injuries of, 121, 147, 151–52, 316n
insecurity of, 44, 68, 125, 131, 314n
intelligence of, 11, 18–19, 42, 114, 136, 139, 174, 215, 311n
isolation and loneliness of, 12, 17, 104, 142, 153, 175, 202, 231, 236
Kenyon College address of, 284–86, 291, 293, 324n
listening skills of, 233, 322n
literary readings of, 83, 96, 105, 131, 163, 220–21, 224, 232, 266, 273
marriage of, see Green, Karen
marriage plans of, 83–84, 100, 104, 152, 154, 166, 170, 250–51, 270, 282
meanness of, 6–7, 21, 113, 187
medications used by, 32, 34, 35, 52, 53, 96, 114–17, 251, 297, 298, 300, 322n
mental breakdowns of, 22–23, 32–34, 51–52, 115, 116, 154, 158, 315n
name of, 66
need for order of, 136, 139, 142–43
non-writing and teaching jobs of, 23, 42, 112, 138, 187
old drafts of, 146, 158, 166
parody, mimicry, and farce of, 26–27, 62, 63, 65, 72, 74, 76, 83, 157, 161, 184, 247, 312n, 314n, 316n
personal hygiene of, 16, 17, 18, 37–38, 69, 119–20, 163, 165, 187
phobic mind of, 20, 24, 123
politeness and graciousness of, 17, 57, 95, 314n
popularity of, 7, 27, 42, 80, 148
puberty of, 9, 13, 27, 55
reading of, 2, 5–6, 29–32, 34, 38, 47, 56, 59, 72, 84, 120, 122, 126, 133, 143, 144, 146, 152, 153, 169–70, 209, 272, 289, 296, 300, 312n, 316n
recreational drug use of, 8, 10–11, 18, 19, 21, 30–31, 42, 47, 80, 83, 89, 95, 98, 101, 103, 104, 106, 113–14, 119, 123, 127, 149, 150, 169, 219, 234, 315n, 317n
religion and spirituality and, 114, 181, 231–32, 251, 257, 291, 316n
at retreats, 231–32, 258–59, 261, 262, 265
sexuality of, 29, 96, 113, 126, 153, 181, 225, 232–34, 241, 317n, 323n
single-entendre writing commitment of, 158, 159, 279, 289
smoking of, 54, 68, 79, 80, 103, 119, 123, 191, 202, 237, 251, 300, 322n
sobriety of, 106, 113–14, 135–47, 149–50, 153, 154, 155, 162, 166, 167, 168, 178, 179–80, 202, 227, 233, 234, 283, 315n, 320n