Authors

Travis Rave

Type

Text

Type

Thesis

Advisor

Merrell, Susan S | Bank, Melissa | Lazar, Zachary.

Date

2014-05-01

Keywords

Literature

Department

Department of Creative Writing and Literature.

Language

en_US

Source

This work is sponsored by the Stony Brook University Graduate School in compliance with the requirements for completion of degree.

Identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/11401/77373

Publisher

The Graduate School, Stony Brook University: Stony Brook, NY.

Format

application/pdf

Abstract

Time Spent With Family follows Charlie, a depressed misanthrope, who lost control of his life after the deaths of his two brothers. He torpedoed his job as an English teacher, broke up with his long-term girlfriend, and watched his remaining family fragment and disperse. With the help of his elderly neighbor, his nagging sister, and the sudden reappearance of his dead brother's old girlfriend, Charlie struggles to put his life back together. He must admit his pain and confront his guilt in order to move forward and finally put his brothers to rest. | 285 pages

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