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JIM-BOB'S GIRL
University of West Florida
Master of Arts (MA), University of West Florida
2012
Abstract
This collection of creative non-fiction explores the seasons of life through the lens of a season of loss and considers the final transformation from child into adult. It examines the reverse role of an adult child during the years when parent-becomes-child and the anticipation of the loss of the life force of an elderly but still powerful parent. The decline of the parent into a second childhood through the path of dementia makes this journey poignant and the recording of this season significant. The chapters include an introduction which takes up the concept of dementia and impending death entitled "The Dreamwork," the voice of the adult child fearing the loss of a parent in "Red Letter Day," the young child desiring parental approval in "The High Dive," the teenager seeking peer affirmation in "Skinnydipping," the arc of child through fifty years as she defines worth in people, relationships and material goods in "The Diamond," the challenge of a parent who struggles to empower her own child in "Alpengeist," and finally, the resolution of the adult child facing the final loss of the parent in "Five Thirty Five."
Details
- Title
- JIM-BOB'S GIRL
- Resource Type
- Thesis
- Publisher
- University of West Florida
- Format
- text
- Identifiers
- 99380090730506600
- Academic Unit
- English
- Language
- English
- Awarding Institution
- University of West Florida; Master of Arts (MA)
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Arts (MA), University of West Florida