Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA
Date of Award
5-2011
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
Creative Writing
First Advisor
Dr. Jean Braithwaite
Second Advisor
Jose Skinner
Third Advisor
Dr. Wendy James-Aldridge
Abstract
The critical afterword discusses my struggles writing a memoir after a lifetime of primarily fictional influences, the ethics of truth and memory, and my attempts to find a style that would do justice to my mother s struggles. The memoir began its life as a portrayal of my mother's story, but in the end was the story of a girl growing up with the knowledge of her father's attempted murder, and the strength of her mother's guidance. My story.
Granting Institution
University of Texas-Pan American
Comments
Copyright 2011 Sarah Beth McDonald All Rights Reserved.
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