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My Father's Daughter
Document Type: Open Access
Degree Program
English
Degree Type
Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)
Year Degree Awarded
2008
Month Degree Awarded
September
Primary Subject Category
English literature
Secondary Subject Category
African Americans
Keywords
father, daughter, military, religion, television, death
Advisor(s) or Committee Chair
Murray, Sabina
Abstract
My Father’s Daughter, part bildungsroman, part family drama, is the story of Tabitha Robinson, a successful writer on a hit prime-time teen drama in Los Angeles who is called home to northern New York to say good-bye to her dying father. Tabitha and her father, Ray, a retired military solider and Southern Baptist minister, were once quite close. As a girl, Tabitha idolized her father despite his long absences and philandering ways. In turn, Ray favored Tabitha and encouraged her ambition. Their relationship changes however, when Ray divorces Tabitha’s mother and remarries. Already strained, the relationship is threatened further when Ray, after battling cancer, suddenly sees the error of his ways and attempts to reform Tabitha as well.
Recommended Citation
Rafus, Eboni G. , "My Father's Daughter" (2008). Masters Theses. Paper 159.
http://scholarworks.umass.edu/theses/159
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