| dc.description.abstract | Unfaltering Flame represents Stephanie Nesja's exploration of faith from childhood into adulthood. Along the way, she encounters various forms of grief, including losing a close friend after high school and an aunt in her thirties. Additionally, Nesja struggles with finding her identity, a prospect made even more difficult following her father's divorce after 25 years of marriage. Presented as a linked essay collection, each of the four essays focus on the major themes of faith, grief, and places of importance. These themes ultimately form a collaborative bond by the end of Nesja's essays, linking together the literal and metaphorical moving throughout each physical location in relation to her journey of grieving multiple hardships in her life. Places explored include a small community in Honduras, as well as a beloved wine bar once owned by her aunt, and her father's house in Nesja's hometown of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. As she struggles to understand her evolving identity, Nesja recognizes the role of her spiritual growth from childhood to adulthood and how it has shaped the woman she has become. | en_US |
