ABSTRACT
The largest part of this thesis is a novel called Still Life, which explores the
mourning process of a mother who loses her baby, and the effect it has on her life
and her marriage. The novel alternates between the present and the past (which is
23 years before) so that it illustrates the mother’s reaction to the death of her baby
at the time of the death, and her personal development (or lack thereof) many
years on.The second part of the thesis is an essay, which reflects on grieving in general and the expression of grief through literature, as well as some of the aspects of the writing process, with particular consideration given to the development of plot,the choice of point-of-view, symbolism, the ending and the choice of writing in a
second language.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/5676 |
| Date | 12 September 2008 |
| Creators | Myburgh, Pier |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | application/pdf |
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