This thesis is a work of literary non-fiction. It is divided into six sections. The first, "A Sense of Place," and the last, "Pulling a Geographical," are collage essays which establish and then reiterate major themes in the work: movement, work, geography, climate, people, and education--some curricular, some not. The middle four chapters--"Daybreak" through "Nightshift"--are a mix of related essays and poetry, grouped according to theme, and together form a memoir. / Graduation date: 1991