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Willie T.'s Funeral and Other Stories
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Ewing, Pamala Rachel
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1259522831
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Year and Degree
2009, Master of Arts, Miami University, English: Creative Writing.
Abstract
Willie T.’s Funeral and Other Stories is a collection of short stories set in the American South. Both thematically and stylistically, these stories participate in and experiment with the conventions of writing which make Southern fiction unique. Written with an ear for the oral tradition which underlies Southern storytelling, these short pieces value emotional impact over objective truth and dabble in magical realism. While the characters in these stories must deal with the very real issues which arise from living in a society polarized by race and class, a sense of shared community arises from the community-centered narrative voice. At times, variations of the “trickster” figure, often employed in Southern African-American stories, struggle heroically against the odds. By exploring these aspects of life and writing in the American South, these stories enter the conversation begun by so many excellent writers of yore with a fresh voice and a unique perspective.
Committee
Margaret Luongo (Committee Chair)
Kay Sloan (Committee Member)
Eric Goodman (Committee Member)
Pages
73 p.
Subject Headings
English literature
Keywords
fiction
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short stories
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southern fiction
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Ewing, P. R. (2009).
Willie T.'s Funeral and Other Stories
[Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1259522831
APA Style (7th edition)
Ewing, Pamala.
Willie T.'s Funeral and Other Stories.
2009. Miami University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1259522831.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Ewing, Pamala. "Willie T.'s Funeral and Other Stories." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1259522831
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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