University of Montana ScholarWorks at University of Montana Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers Graduate School 2007 A Revision of Family and Domesticity in Michael Cunningham's A Home at the End of the World, Flesh and Blood, and The Hours Tracy Joy Struck The University of Montana Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd Let us know how access to this document benefits ou.y Recommended Citation Struck, Tracy Joy, "A Revision of Family and Domesticity in Michael Cunningham's A Home at the End of the World, Flesh and Blood, and The Hours" (2007). Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers. 1229. https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/1229 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at ScholarWorks at University of Montana. It has been accepted for inclusion in Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks at University of Montana. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. A REVISION OF FAMILY AND DOMESTICITY IN MICHAEL CUNNINGHAM’S A HOME AT THE END OF THE WORLD, FLESH AND BLOOD AND THE HOURS By Tracy Joy Struck Bachelor’s of English Teaching, The University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, 2002 Thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts English, Literature The University of Montana Missoula, MT Summer 2007 Approved by: Dr. David A. Strobel, Dean Graduate School Casey Charles, Chair English Lynn Itagaki English Ruth Vanita Liberal Studies Struck, Tracy, M.A., Summer 2007 English A Revision of Family and Domesticity in Michael Cunningham’s A Home at the End of the World, Flesh and Blood, and The Hours Chairperson: Casey Charles Co-Chairperson: Lynn Itagaki Co-Chairperson: Ruth Vanita Primarily through the experiences of his gay protagonists, Michael Cunningham critiques the heteronormative nuclear family structure of the 1950s and depicts alternatives to it.