Date of Award
Fall 12-2012
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
English
School
Humanities
Committee Chair
Steven Barthelme
Committee Chair Department
English
Committee Member 2
Linda Allen
Committee Member 2 Department
English
Committee Member 3
Kenneth Watson
Committee Member 3 Department
English
Committee Member 4
Andrew Milward
Committee Member 4 Department
English
Committee Member 5
Angela Ball
Committee Member 5 Department
English
Abstract
"Village literature," literature that is written for and about the tribe, or community, has been a long standing tradition among African American writers such as Toni Morrison. These stories follow that tradition in that they are largely reflective of the African American Experience particularly South Alabama during the sixties. The decade that was marked by such violence and bloodshed is reflected here through the stories of a family experiencing it firsthand, yet who are not fully aware that they are living in a historically significant period of history. It is only through the retrospective lens of a child in that family that this fact is realized.
Copyright
2012, Linda Maria Mobley
Recommended Citation
Mobley, Linda Maria, "Nobody's Boy" (2012). Dissertations. 680.
https://aquila.usm.edu/dissertations/680