... to one of the journalism classes he teaches at the University of Alabama and through these two connections I came to understand his use of linguistic and stylistic techniques in everything he writes. On writing about the South, Rick says, "It's like cooking - in making a roux. You take the tasty ingredients and ... is able to see the responsibility of parenting from a different and more understanding point of view. This is not to say that he changes his literary point of view, but that his feelings about his own abusive father have mellowed in the experience of finally becoming a dad. In ...

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• Approx Pages: 16
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• Grade Level: High School