"When Johnny Comes Marching Home" is a novel that focuses upon the severe emotional trauma of a young boy coping with his father's death. For Johnny Freeman, the seemingly innocent setting of a typical American elementary school becomes a dangerous psychological battlefield, his most threatening "enemy" being his teacher, Miss Holloway, a first-year instructor beginning her career with only textbook knowledge and stubborn determination. Johnny Freeman and Miss Holloway clash the first day of school and set into motion a war of minds, wills, and emotions. Neither will relent; each is driven for various complex reasons to dominate the other. Their personalities demand that only one of them will emerge as the winner in this struggle, creating a psychological fight for survival with terrifying and deadly consequences for the loser.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc501006 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | McCreary, Keith |
| Contributors | Vann, J. Don (Jerry Don), 1938-, Leath, Helen Lang, Nichols, Martha, 1934- |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | iii, 240 leaves, Text |
| Rights | Public, McCreary, Keith, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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