English Language and Literature ETDs
Publication Date
8-17-2011
Abstract
This dissertation is a collection of essays that examines the authors coming-of-age in terms of religion, race, gender, and family. Using a combination of personal experience, reflection on this experience, and outside research, these essays employ creative nonfiction strategies to find meaning and sense in the complex terrain of human existence. The recurring themes all focus on change—the author's growth from a conservative, sheltered girlhood to womanhood, when she begins cultivating her new beliefs. The questions persist of how much the past will influence the present and how much the past can, and should, be let go.'
Degree Name
MFA Creative Writing
Level of Degree
Masters
Department Name
English
First Committee Member (Chair)
Doyle, Brian
Second Committee Member
Warner, Sharon
Third Committee Member
Houston, Gail
Language
English
Keywords
Coming of age in literature, American essays--21st century
Document Type
Dissertation
Recommended Citation
Kirk, Nari. "Across Water." (2011). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/engl_etds/68
