David Foster Wallace Commencement Speech Analysis
Summary of David Foster Wallace’s Commencement Address
In 2005 David Foster Wallace delivered the Kenyon College commencement address that was not the typical commencement address you would normally hear at a graduation. He starts off his speech by telling a story having the idea that even the most “important realities are often the ones that are hardest to see and talk about.” He talks about living in the adult world that these soon to be graduates will enter and how it can be very dull at times. And how learning about how to think about the choice we make in our life, the choices we make will impact our life whether it be a good impact, or a bad impact.
Wallace delivers this speech (in a way to get these graduates not necessarily discouraged)
In 2005 David Foster Wallace delivered the Kenyon College commencement address that was not the typical commencement address you would normally hear at a graduation. He starts off his speech by telling a story having the idea that even the most “important realities are often the ones that are hardest to see and talk about.” He talks about living in the adult world that these soon to be graduates will enter and how it can be very dull at times. And how learning about how to think about the choice we make in our life, the choices we make will impact our life whether it be a good impact, or a bad impact.
Wallace delivers this speech (in a way to get these graduates not necessarily discouraged)