How does Nick Hornby describe his growing up in 'Fever Pitch'

Growing up is one of the rare things every human has to face one way or another. This experience inevitably and circuitously shapes a person. This theme is very strong in Nick Hornby’s “Fever Pitch”, where he walks the reader through his journey of maturing, while connecting every significant event to his favourite football club’s, Arsenal’s, happenings.
Hornby was not always crazy about football. Hitherto his dad taking him to see an Arsenal match at age eleven, the author displayed blatant disinterest in the sport. Nonetheless, that moment changed his life and sparked his obsession with football. Such an interest gave him a firm ground to stand on throughout his very unstable childhood: Hornby could finally bond with his divorced father, get a sense of belonging, become more confident in himself. Having such an unexpected positive outcome, the narrator fell in love with the sport, as the author states, “suddenly, inexplicably, uncritically, giving no thought to the pain or disruption it would bring with it”. In conclusion, football helped Hornby get stability and improve throughout childhood.
Nevertheless, when crossing into Hornby’s teenage years, the situation changes. A realisation that his interest in football was quickly getting out of hand hits, although Hornby doesn’t put extensive effort to fix the problem. The narrator...

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