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    The Tyranny Of Removal: Women Writing Through Grief

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    Author/Creator
    Mitchell, Melisa S.
    Date
    2012
    Type of Work
    Text
    theses
    Department
    English and Languages
    Program
    Master of Arts
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    This item is made available by Morgan State University for personal, educational, and research purposes in accordance with Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. Other uses may require permission from the copyright owner.
    Subjects
    Psychology
    American literature
    Magical thinking
    Addiction
    Suicide
    Marriage
    Abstract
    This thesis presents an excerpt from the author's memoir "The Tyranny of Removal." An introduction to the excerpt examines Joan Didion's influential work, The Year of Magical Thinking, as an example of grief writing that is a vital part of a writer's recovery from loss. The thesis investigates how writing serves as solace, remembrance, survival technique, and restorative practice during the grieving process. It considers the notion of magical thinking in mourning a loved one and rebuilding a life. "The Tyranny of Removal" chronicles the story of a marriage, an addiction that ends in suicide, and the reconstitution of a woman as an independent but deeply changed entity. The memoir seeks to present writing that confronts the struggle to understand that which is elusive and painful with direct language and courage.


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