Abiding Truth or No Truth: The Intersection of Alienation and a Tenet of Postmodernism in Charles Frazier's Nightwoods

ABSTRACT: Bud, the antagonist in Charles Frazier's Nightwoods , denies that truth is accessible and proceeds from that claim to the murder of Lit. This essay explores the relationship between Bud's "postmodern" attitude toward truth and the trauma and alienation marking the lives of the novel's major characters, including, most notably, Bud himself.

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˜The œMississippi quarterly
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2025-01-01
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https://doi.org/10.1353/mss.2025.a961993
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Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative Fiction
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Abiding Truth or No Truth: The Intersection of Alienation and a Tenet of Postmodernism in Charles Frazier's Nightwoods

Terrell L. Tebbetts
˜The œMississippi quarterly
Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative Fiction
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Abiding Truth or No Truth: The Intersection of Alienation and a Tenet of Postmodernism in Charles Frazier's Nightwoods

Terrell L. Tebbetts
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ABSTRACT: Bud, the antagonist in Charles Frazier's Nightwoods , denies that truth is accessible and proceeds from that claim to the murder of Lit. This essay explores the relationship between Bud's "postmodern" attitude toward truth and the trauma and alienation marking the lives of the novel's major characters, including, most notably, Bud himself.

˜The œMississippi quarterlyVol. 77(2)
Openalex Percentile: Top 87%
Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative Fiction
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