The essays in "Instinct for Survival" explore fundamental ideas
about the ties of community, the trials and tribulations of family
life, the sacrif cial nature of public service, the yearnings of
the spirit, and the tangled joys of teaching. From his childhood in
Arkansas to his career as both Army off cer and professor of
literature, Pat Hoy uses his rich experiences as departure points
in his quest for meaning.
In "Mosaics of Southern Masculinity," Hoy recalls his absent
father and develops a multilayered inquiry into male identity that
includes memories of his own sons and ref ections on the ways other
southern writers have grappled with father-son relationships. "The
Spirit Was Willing and So Was the Flesh" stems from Hoy's attempts
to come to terms with the feminine aspects of his own personality
and with the apparent dichotomy between the spiritual and the
physical. Hoy toys with his own personal poetics and philosophy of
writing in "Conversing with Images," where he articulates the
unspoken power of images. A fascination with life's mysteries
informs these essays, which together create a transcendent and
marvelous mosaic of life.
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