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Hoffacker, William accepted thesis 04-11-14 Sp 14.pdf (540.14 KB)
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Reconciliation: Essays
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Hoffacker, William G.
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Year and Degree
2014, Master of Arts (MA), Ohio University, English (Arts and Sciences).
Abstract
This thesis is a collection of five personal essays, the last of which is divided into four chapters. The essays chart the author's development and relationships with his family members, most notably his parents. Beyond the themes of family and childhood, the subject of religion and its role in the author's life are deeply explored. In the introduction, the author writes about the importance of questions for essayists. He describes the concept of cognitive and emotional dissonance needed to fuel a good essay that investigates the self. Through this explorations of dissonance—important questions, problems, and contradictions—the gap between the personal and the universal may be overcome, and the reader may relate to the author's interpretation of his own experiences.
Committee
Dinty Moore (Advisor)
Subject Headings
Religious Education
Keywords
creative nonfiction
;
memoir
;
essays
;
religion
;
childhood
;
family
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Hoffacker, W. G. (2014).
Reconciliation: Essays
[Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1398205920
APA Style (7th edition)
Hoffacker, William.
Reconciliation: Essays.
2014. Ohio University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1398205920.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Hoffacker, William. "Reconciliation: Essays." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1398205920
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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