The Idea of a Home: A Kind of Space

Ihe more we reflect on the tyranny of the home, the less surprising it is that the young wish to be free of its scrutiny and control. The evident nostalgia in much writing about the idea of home is more surprising. The mixture of nostalgia and resistance explains why the topic is so often treated as humorous. Dylan Thomas left home at an early age. His Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog has a story about two men, outcasts from seaside...