Graduation Year
2024
Document Type
Senior Thesis
Degree
Bachelor of Arts
Primary Major
Dance
Second Major
English
Thesis Advisor
Joan Baranow, PhD
Abstract
This piece is set in Kittery Point, ME, where my cousins lived, a place in which I spent many summers growing up. I define these summers as pinpoints in my youth that helped me discover the first touches of independence away from my home in Pennsylvania. All of the time I spent alone was prominent for what I remember of this time. I was incredibly shy and detached from my cousins' friends. Though I loved being a young teenager in Maine, I could never quite grasp the social life similar to Wyatt when he is back home in Kittery from Boston to take care of his sick Uncle who suffers from the symptoms of a traumatic brain injury. Wyatt has fallen out of love with his life and back into the twisted and distant love of his high school sweetheart. With his past suddenly at the forefront, Wyatt is forced to navigate a harsh winter on his journey to find hope and agency in his life.