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Calamity of the White Picket
| Title: | Calamity of the White Picket. |
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| Name(s): |
Nagengast, Gabrielle, Author Bartkevicius, Jocelyn, Committee Chair Roney, Lisa, Committee Member Rushin, Patrick, Committee Member , Committee Member University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Date Issued: | 2014 | |
| Publisher: | University of Central Florida | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Abstract/Description: | Calamity of the White Picket is a collection of essays that portray how perfection(-)whether a perfect image, perfect relationship, perfect friendship, or perfect family(-)becomes withered down, destroyed, and turned into something else. They explore how the idealized image of a family surrounded by a cute white picket fence is dismantled and rearranged through theft, addiction, and a disintegrated family. The essays explore drug addictions, childhood nostalgia, the relationship between heritage and property, innocence, and a stolen best friend. The collection is a train ride of family problems, broken friendships, lying and stealing, and hidden secrets about love and sex. Through these essays, I let go of my versions of the white picket fence, and embrace the new and complicated life that replaces it, ultimately still trying to maintain happiness. | |
| Identifier: | CFE0005219 (IID), ucf:50616 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
2014-05-01 M.F.A. Arts and Humanities, English Masters This record was generated from author submitted information. |
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| Subject(s): | addiction -- drug and alcohol abuse -- family dynamic | |
| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0005219 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | campus 2019-05-15 | |
| Host Institution: | UCF |
