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The paper examines Shirley Ann Grau's short story "Homecoming," highlighting its exploration of southern themes through the lens of personal and collective memory during the Vietnam War. It delves into the dualities of life and death, present and past, as well as pride and patriotism. Grau's narrative interrogates the nostalgia for a lost past, focusing on the protagonist's struggle with memories of those who did not return. The analysis emphasizes memory's crucial role in shaping southern identity and the complexities of remembrance and loss.
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It Aint Easy to Forget" - Trauma and Memory in Shirley Ann Graus "Homecoming", Katharina Eder
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- 2011
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- Title
- It Aint Easy to Forget" - Trauma and Memory in Shirley Ann Graus "Homecoming"
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Katharina Eder
- Publisher
- GRIN Verlag
- Released
- 2011
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN13
- 9783640915361
- Category
- About Literature, Maps and Travel
- Description
- The paper examines Shirley Ann Grau's short story "Homecoming," highlighting its exploration of southern themes through the lens of personal and collective memory during the Vietnam War. It delves into the dualities of life and death, present and past, as well as pride and patriotism. Grau's narrative interrogates the nostalgia for a lost past, focusing on the protagonist's struggle with memories of those who did not return. The analysis emphasizes memory's crucial role in shaping southern identity and the complexities of remembrance and loss.