Henningfeld is a professor at Adrian College and has written for a variety of academic journal and educational publishers. In the following essay, she argues that Sam Hughes, the main character of In Country, struggles with the issues of creating a text in her attempts to understand her father's life and the Vietnam War.
In Country, Bobbie Ann Mason's first novel, was published in 1985. Before the publication of the novel, Mason was known primarily as a writer of short stories. Her. work has often been compared to that of Raymond Carver and Anne Beattie. Much of Mason's work is set in rural Kentucky and her characters are caught between the traditions of the past and the intrusions of popular culture. Often characterized as a minimalist, Mason employs lean, spare prose peppered with brand names,.....
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