Barreca/Nighttime Fires

Abstract: A 3 page explication of "Nighttime Fires" by Regina Barreca, the writer argues that the poet creates a haunting tale of her father's disillusionment with a society that has failed him. Barreca turns the behavior of her father, that is, waking up Barreca and her siblings so they could witness the night time destruction of a home to fire, into an elaborate metaphor that enlightens the reader as to her father's state of mind. No additional sources cited.

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Subcatagory: Poetry

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