Degree Type
Thesis
Date of Award
2003
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
English
Abstract
These essays chronicle my attempt to join, discover, and create community both as a child and as an adult. In my youth, I sought belonging in a number of places, from the Catholic Church to Hollywood game shows, from a parochial school classroom to a firetrap punk rock club. And each time, I felt close to belonging to something bigger than myself, only to see it broken up for a multitude of reasons, sometimes of my own doing. As an adult, I threw myself feverishly into my romantic relationships, believing that I might find in a community of two the stability that larger groups lacked. And when those relationships fell apart, I found myself more alone that I had ever imagined I might.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.31274/rtd-180813-5945
Publisher
Digital Repository @ Iowa State University, http://lib.dr.iastate.edu
Copyright Owner
Colin Thomas Rafferty
Copyright Date
2003
Language
en
Date Available
2013-10-14
File Format
application/pdf
File Size
129 pages
Recommended Citation
Rafferty, Colin T., "The latest in a series of small things" (2003). Retrospective Theses and Dissertations. 200.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/rtd/200
