Date of Award
5-2007
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.F.A.
Major Professor
Bates, Randolph
Second Advisor
Leake, Joanna
Third Advisor
Thornton, Neil
Abstract
Like many Sicilians who immigrated to Louisiana in the late 1800s, my family set up a corner grocery in New Orleans. From this small store grew a business that became New Orleans' oldest family-owned grocery. Ferrara Supermarket, however, eventually feuded my father and aunt, dividing our family. Grandpa didn't understand how a business, which had supported his family for nearly a century, had separated two of his children. He seemed to favor my aunt over my father, and I lost much of my respect for him. It wouldn't be until I evacuated with my grandparents during Hurricane Katrina that I would gain my faith back in Grandpa. A few weeks after the storm hit, Grandpa learned in a single day that his house had flooded, his grocery was ruined, and he had three months left to live. His sickness did, however, unify the two fighting sides of our family.
Recommended Citation
Ferrara, Amy Marie, "The New Orleans Grocery Man: Ferrara Supermarket's Mr. Merrill" (2007). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 1059.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1059
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