Study questions
The following questions may help you get started with your analysis of Kevin Love’s essay “Everyone Is Going Through Something”.
Study questions for rhetorical situation
Why is it significant that the writer of this essay is a male professional athlete?
Who is Love’s target audience?
What type of medium is The Players’ Tribune? How does it differ from conventional sports-focused news sites?
Study questions for composition
What is the significance of the essay’s title? When is it repeated in the essay itself, and what is the effect of this?
When does Love interrupt his own story to share more general observations about the issue of men and mental health? What is the effect of this?
Study questions for style of language
Can you find examples of informal language in lines 32-42 of the essay?
Why does Love include so many technical sports terms in this section?
What is the effect of using so many first-person pronouns?
