Date of Award
2008
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Creative Writing
First Advisor
Dr. Charles M. Anderson
Abstract
The Ouroboros Father Project is an exploration the author's relationship with his dead father, the authors' reaction to his father's death and the author's dealing with the aftermath of his father's legacy as a child molester. The complex story of this relationship and the author's exploration of his own feelings is told in several different genres. This relationship is told in three poems, an essay, and, finally, a four act play and each piece centers around the ancient symbol of the ouroboros. All of the pieces attempt to construct a healing narrative dealing with the never ending cycle of victim versus victimization, anger versus regret, and the truth versus created mythology.
Recommended Citation
Betz, William L., "The Ouroboros Father Project" (2008). Theses and Dissertations. 160.
https://research.ualr.edu/etd/160
