University of Tennessee at Chattanooga UTC Scholar Student Research, Creative Works, and Honors Theses Publications 5-2021 Young adult: a poetic exploration of modern American life Ellie Bixler University of Tennessee at Chattanooga,
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[email protected]. Bixler 1 Young Adult: A Poetic Exploration of Modern American Life Ellie Tripp Bixler Departmental Honors Thesis The University of Tennessee, Chattanooga Humanities Department Examination Date: April 8, 2021 Richard Jackson Dennis Plaisted Professor of English Associate Professor Thesis Director Department Examiner Bixler 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS The Collection………………………………………………………………………………..3 – 22 Drone Strike……………………………………………………………………………….3 Edisto Beach In January…………………………………………………………………...4 Yesterday’s Newspaper…………………………………………………………………...5 Elegy for My Brother……………………………………………………………….…......6 Reincarnation…………………………………………………………………...................7 A Survival Guide………………………………………………………………….............8 Cable Television………………………………………………………………….……….9 A Political Climate………………………………………………………………….........10