Abstract
dc:description.abstractMy thesis, Awakening, is a collection of stories that follows a set of protagonists seeking to discover or solidify their identities amidst challenging environments. All three stories feature protagonists struggling to come to terms with some shifting aspect of their character. In “The Great Secret,” the main character must struggle to define a romantic connection to a new friend in a world where revealing one’s biological sex to the public is expressly forbidden. The protagonist of “Awakening” is must change her identity after she is ripped from her former life and taken on an unpredictable journey. In “Family Portrait,” the protagonist tries to form a new identity separate not only from her parents but from their beliefs and lifestyle as well. These three stories are preceded by a discussion of different techniques authors use to create empathy for characters that are likely to be unsympathetic for one reason or another.
Degree
thesis:*- Grantor dc:publisher
- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Ireland, Sarah Ellen
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Balázs, Thomas P.
- Baker, Sybil; Cook, Rebecca
- College of Arts and Sciences
Subjects
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dc:rights- Language dc:language
- English, eng
Identifiers
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- https://scholar.utc.edu/theses/118
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:scholar.utc.edu:theses-1128