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Ring Rust

McWhorter, Suzanne D

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2015, Master of Arts in English, Cleveland State University, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences.
The world of professional wrestling, or in the case of Ring Rust, semi-professional wrestling, houses its own culture, and its own sense of family and identity. The two chapters presented here are part of the larger work set in this world and told from four perspectives: Brooks “Jack Raptor” Murphy, star of the Rustbelt Wrestling Alliance; Vivian Murphy, his estranged sister; Gunnar “The Swedish Storm” Olsen, whose career is intertwined with Jack’s; and Maxine Hunter, local wrestling blogger. Though only Brooks and Vivian are represented in this excerpt, the lives of all four of these characters intertwine. The relationship between the siblings affects the choices Jack Raptor makes in the ring, changing the course of Gunnar’s career, and causes Max to reexamine the relationship she has with Jack—a man she never even calls by his real name. The violence, spectacle, and voyeurism seep into each one’s mind as they question their identity and their place in, out, and around the ring.
Imad Rahman, MFA (Committee Chair)
Michael Geither, MFA (Committee Member)
Rachel Carnell, PhD (Committee Member)
60 p.

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  • McWhorter, S. D. (2015). Ring Rust [Master's thesis, Cleveland State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1430421935

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • McWhorter, Suzanne. Ring Rust. 2015. Cleveland State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1430421935.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • McWhorter, Suzanne. "Ring Rust." Master's thesis, Cleveland State University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1430421935

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)