![]() ![]() Hugo remained humble and surprised at his late life success and happiness. He sees the world from the perspective of someone who was victimized - in Fitzgerald’s case by a physically abusive father and a needy, emotionally abusive mother. ![]() ![]() In some vague way, the Grubskis degraded you/ beyond repair.” Apply this to Fitzgerald, but for “the Grubskis” substitute “your parents.” Like Hugo, Fitzgerald goes on to become quite successful and, like Hugo, he had an unhappy childhood. In his poem “What Thou Lovest Well, Remains American,” the poet Richard Hugo writes “You blame this neighborhood for your failure. Dirtbag, Massachusetts (a name a friend of his gave to a town in Massachusetts) is a collection of essays in which he focuses on periods of his life from early childhood to the present. Intermittently, when speaking, he puts his hand on his heart. His demeanor is enthusiastic, his personality bubbly. He appears on The Today Show and recommends books. Isaac Fitzgerald is a literary celebrity. Essayist Isaac Fitzgerald sees the world from the perspective of someone who was victimized - in his case, by a physically abusive father and a needy, emotionally abusive mother.ĭirtbag, Massachusetts, A Confessional by Isaac Fitzgerald. ![]()
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