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Western Kentucky University

House of Mirrors

Abstract

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[Partial Abstract} A mirror provides a reflection of the beholder. Not quite an exact replica, there is space and time between the original object and its reflection. Different mirrors produce different angles, lighting, tone, and mood. The mirror is a tool of reference and of introspection; of confinement and of freedom. ... Shifting between poetry and prose, my manuscript is two-fold. I am the one holding the mirror, looking into my own face and heart, translating what I feel and see onto the page. Simultaneously, my family's hands clasp the hilt of that mirror, turning it so that I may view their faces and stories in light of my own adaptation. ...

Degree

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Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Arts
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Department of English
Year
2010

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Westerfield, Lindsey Britton
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Dr. Tom C. Hunley (Director), Dr. Kelly Reames,Dr. Dale Rigby

Subjects

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Identifiers

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Repository record dc:identifier
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/155
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:digitalcommons.wku.edu:theses-1155

Chain of custody

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Last updated
2026-07-24
Source record
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citation

Westerfield, Lindsey Britton. House of Mirrors. 2010. https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/155