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Originally from Dorchester

Year: 2025

Type: dissertation

Abstract: Originally From Dorchester is a memoir of my early life, up to the age of 14. While it includes background information on myself, it primarily depicts the people and the town of Dorchester as they and it existed in the 1960s. As a memoir, it is written from the first-person point of view. Thematically, the work includes not only reflections on life, but touches upon the similarities of a young man's dreams and an older man' memories. The influence of the past on the future, particularly the influence of a hometown on a developing adolescent is a key element of the story.

Source: ODU Digital Commons (Old Dominion University)

DOI: 10.25777/5kd5-zp31

Author: Healy, Gerard Francis

Institution: Old Dominion University

Language: English

Topic: Autobiographical and Biographical Writing

Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W6908681196

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