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An Island Between: Growing Up in East Texas

Year: 2025

Type: dissertation

Abstract: An Island Between: Growing Up in East Texas is a collection of short stories from a larger memoir focused on the life of the narrator growing up in the backwoods of East Texas. Through different stories focusing on the narrator's relationship with his father, the "blue collar" work environment, and the surrounding people, the collection strives to show the reader the uniqueness of an East Texas life. It is the coming-of-age story of a young man struggling to find his place in a world that feels strange, but it is the only one he has ever known. He never feels completely accepted by his home, but comes to terms with that fact.

Source: ODU Digital Commons (Old Dominion University)

DOI: 10.25777/mkem-4a82

Author: Tripp, William Dillon

Institution: Old Dominion University

Language: English

Topic: Short Stories in Global Literature

Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W6964410609

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