Date of Award

Fall 12-21-2020

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

MA English

Department

English

Advisor

Nathan Oates, Ph.D.

Committee Member

Cara Blue Adams, M.F.A.

Keywords

Italian traditions, family, culture, sauce, wedding, covid, autofiction

Abstract

This thesis is a collection of auto-fiction stories focusing on the lives and traditions of an Italian American family in New Jersey. The collection focuses on the family's special connections, their annual Sugo Day, and how the family runs their grocery store during COVID19 all while the narrator is trying to plan a wedding.

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