The Shape of Things

<p><em>The Shape of Things</em> is a collection of stories that investigates girlhood and womanhood through women’s bodies, particularly as the body affects their roles in families and relationships and leads to higher risks of becoming victims of violence. These stories show characters navigating through pregnancy, motherhood, sexuality, family, friendship, grief, and loneliness. As a collection, <em>The Shape of Things </em>looks at women in “parts,” showing the experience of young girls and women as they live in varying levels of scrutiny due to their sex.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (MA)

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters Thesis

Year dc:date.available

2025

Author dc:creator

• Kinder, Lena

Contributors dc:contributor

• Olivia Clare Friedman
• Joshua Bernstein
• Ery Shin

• Women
• Womanhood
• Girlhood
• Feminism
• Fiction
• Women Writers
• Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Repository record dc:identifier

https://aquila.usm.edu/masters_theses/1114

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:aquila.usm.edu:masters_theses-2177