University of Mississippi eGrove Honors College (Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors Theses Honors College) 2017 Bone White Libby Catherine Tyson University of Mississippi. Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College Follow this and additional works at: https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis Part of the Creative Writing Commons Recommended Citation Tyson, Libby Catherine, "Bone White" (2017). Honors Theses. 583. https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/583 This Undergraduate Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Honors College (Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College) at eGrove. It has been accepted for inclusion in Honors Theses by an authorized administrator of eGrove. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Bone White By Libby Catherine Tyson A thesis submitted to the faculty of The University of Mississippi in partial fulfillment of the graduation requirements of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College. Oxford, Mississippi May 3, 2017 Approved by: _____________________________________ Adviser: Professor Tom Franklin _____________________________________ Second Reader: Professor Kiese Laymon _____________________________________ Third Reader: Dr. Debra Young i © 2017 Libby Catherine Tyson ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ii For Ricky Tyson, who taught me how to find joy amongst dysfunction, who instilled in me a love of storytelling, and from whose life I take endless inspiration. For Lucy Tyson, who listened to horrible poems and bought me more notebooks and pens anyway, who always encouraged my reading and learning, and who is the female embodiment of strength. For Gail Murphy, whose encouragement at such a critical time shall always remain dear to my heart and whose work has made a difference in my life. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS To Tom Franklin and Kiese Laymon, thank you.