A MULTILAYERED IMAGE OF ITALIAN AMERICANS IN TINA DE ROSA’S ‘PAPER FISH’
A MULTILAYERED IMAGE OF ITALIAN AMERICANS IN TINA DE ROSA’S ‘PAPER FISH’

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to analyse how Tina de Rosa's 'Paper Fish' projects 'writings' in the foreground as a successful therapy, meant to enable both the writer and her female protagonists to cope with their circumstances, to avoid being swallowed by, or engulfed altogether in despondency and despair. By the same token, it seems to me that writing's soothing effects reverberate throughout the novel since writing comes across as a genuine 'modus vivendi.' All the experiences that Tina De Rosa brings to the fore have undoubtedly left an indelible stamp on her impressionistic work.

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