Until it's Safe to Return to My Body

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dc.contributor.authorBuzzek, Mina Victoriaen
dc.contributor.committeechairRoy, Lucinda H.en
dc.contributor.committeememberPatel, Soham Sureshen
dc.contributor.committeememberVollmer, James M.en
dc.contributor.departmentEnglishen
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-07T08:01:11Zen
dc.date.available2023-07-07T08:01:11Zen
dc.date.issued2023-07-06en
dc.description.abstractUntil it's Safe to Return to My Body is an autofiction novella that follows the narrator as she recounts her tumultuous childhood and attempts to understand why she survived while her best friend did not. The novella delves into the ways in which violence can manifest in subtle ways, particularly in intimate relationships, and explores the underlying trauma that can result. The story takes place across four states as the narrator revisits the people, places, and events that shaped her life. She grapples with the ways in which her family's poverty and the precariousness of their living situations were not solely a result of her parents' shortcomings, but also a result of the systems and institutions that they were forced to navigate. The novella examines the ways in which humans hurt each other and the links between desperation and survival. Ultimately, this novella is a powerful exploration of the complexities of human relationships and the ways in which people navigate the trauma and violence of their pasts.en
dc.description.abstractgeneralUntil it's Safe to Return to My Body is an autofiction novella.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Fine Artsen
dc.format.mediumETDen
dc.identifier.othervt_gsexam:37295en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/115669en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectgriefen
dc.subjectlossen
dc.subjectviolenceen
dc.subjectsurvivalen
dc.subjectfriendshipen
dc.subjectloveen
dc.subjectdevotionen
dc.subjectbodyen
dc.subjectillnessen
dc.subjectdeathen
dc.subjectcommunityen
dc.subjectpovertyen
dc.subjectgirlhooden
dc.subjectboyhooden
dc.subjectcoming of ageen
dc.subjecttraumaen
dc.subjecthealingen
dc.subjectrecoveryen
dc.titleUntil it's Safe to Return to My Bodyen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineCreative Writingen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Fine Artsen

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