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String Theory

Baird, Rachel A.

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2010, Master of Arts in English, Cleveland State University, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences.
DEE struggles to uphold her political ideals in the face of her very proper mother, THERESA, and her long-time, over-achieving friend, LEENA. She makes stands that shock and antagonize both women, including becoming a case worker for bad neighborhoods, and having lesbian romantic relationships rather than heterosexual ones. Her friend GABRIEL, a cynical gay man, is her one ally in these choices. When DEE falls in love with a man, however, these relationships are inverted, and GABRIEL feels betrayed by her cavalier attitude towards sexual orientation. GABRIEL stops speaking to DEE, and DEE and ALLEN get married. When ALLEN dies, DEE is left isolated, to explore the natures of friendship and loss.
Michael Geither, MFA (Committee Chair)
Michael Dumanis, Ph.D (Committee Member)
James Marino, Ph.D (Committee Member)
128 p.

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  • Baird, R. A. (2010). String Theory [Master's thesis, Cleveland State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1273803256

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Baird, Rachel. String Theory. 2010. Cleveland State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1273803256.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Baird, Rachel. "String Theory." Master's thesis, Cleveland State University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1273803256

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)