Date of Award
Spring 2022
Document Type
Open Access Thesis
Department
English Language and Literatures
First Advisor
Liz Countryman
Abstract
This thesis uses poetry to explore the complex relationships surrounding the speaker and the father. Furthermore, the poems contained here work to address the major themes of language, family, and home in an attempt at unraveling the self and discovering identity. Another important touchstone for this thesis is the thread of abuse throughout the father’s life. Together the various threads and themes of this thesis are working toward a collective understanding of how the past and present manifest in the body and voice of the speaker.
Rights
© 2022, Jeffrey Dylan Nutter
Recommended Citation
Nutter, J. D.(2022). Bough and Hollow. (Master's thesis). Retrieved from https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd/6788