HOME NOWHERE: ASSORTED PROSE

Date Issued:: 2014
Abstract/Description:: Oftentimes, the children of immigrants find themselves straddling two worlds. As Americanized minorities, we navigate torn psychological landscapes in which uneasy dichotomies are formed: living up to our parents' expectations, or fulfilling our own; embracing tradition, or birthing a new culture; admiring the lives of our family, but wanting different for ourselves. These tough decisions are further compounded by identifiers such as age, race, and gender. My creative thesis, a collection of fiction and nonfiction, examines these issues through three central characters. In fiction, they are the Latina sisters Mel and Nena; in nonfiction, it is myself. Through these stories, these young women struggle to feel a sense of belonging where they are, be it at home, work, or school; among friends or on their own; in places they choose, or in places where they are put. Each of these characters is forced to consider whether they will ever find a place to call home. They wonder whether that is a place to be found at all.

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Name(s):	Fortes, Rebecca, Author Rodríguez Milanés, Cecilia, Committee Chair University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor
Type of Resource:	text
Date Issued:	2014
Publisher:	University of Central Florida
Language(s):	English
Abstract/Description:	Oftentimes, the children of immigrants find themselves straddling two worlds. As Americanized minorities, we navigate torn psychological landscapes in which uneasy dichotomies are formed: living up to our parents' expectations, or fulfilling our own; embracing tradition, or birthing a new culture; admiring the lives of our family, but wanting different for ourselves. These tough decisions are further compounded by identifiers such as age, race, and gender. My creative thesis, a collection of fiction and nonfiction, examines these issues through three central characters. In fiction, they are the Latina sisters Mel and Nena; in nonfiction, it is myself. Through these stories, these young women struggle to feel a sense of belonging where they are, be it at home, work, or school; among friends or on their own; in places they choose, or in places where they are put. Each of these characters is forced to consider whether they will ever find a place to call home. They wonder whether that is a place to be found at all.
Identifier:	CFH0004577 (IID), ucf:45207 (fedora)
Note(s):	2014-05-01 B.A. Arts and Humanities, Dept. of English Bachelors This record was generated from author submitted information.
Subject(s):	prose fiction nonfiction latino latina cross-genre short story
Persistent Link to This Record:	http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH0004577
Restrictions on Access:	campus 2019-04-01
Host Institution:	UCF

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