This thesis attempts to demonstrate the way in which Flannery 0' Connor uses the personal letter as vehicle for negotiating her involvement with the world. It begins by examining the way in which O'Connor's letters function as a form of self-writing. Discussing her letters as an autobiographical text highlights the significance of detachment in the creation of a self-identity responsive to
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/244429 |
| Date | January 1998 |
| Creators | Rosbrook, Bernadette, res.cand@acu.edu.au |
| Publisher | Australian Catholic University. School of Arts and Sciences |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | http://www.acu.edu.au/disclaimer.cfm, Copyright Bernadette Rosbrook |
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