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Lizzie's Story: Scenes from a Country Life

An episodic novel set in rural north Texas in the 1920s, this thesis concerns the life of Lizzie Brown and her son Luke. Suffering from a series of emotional shocks combined with a chronic hormonal imbalance, Lizzie is hospitalized shortly after Luke's fourth birthday. Just as she is to be discharged, he husband dies unexpectedly. Viewed by society as incompetent to care for Luke and operate her ranch alone, she finds herself homeless. She returns to her brother's home briefly, but eventually is declared NCM and institutionalized. The story also concerns Luke, his relationships with his father and other relatives who care for him in Lizzie's absence. As he matures, he must deal with society's attitudes regarding mental illness and orphans. The story ends with Lizzie's funeral when he is twenty.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc501163
Date12 1900
CreatorsChalkley, Linda Brown
ContributorsKobler, J. F. (Jasper Fred), 1928-, Wright, Eugene Patrick, 1936-, Mitchell, Giles R.
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Format235 leaves, Text
RightsPublic, Chalkley, Linda Brown, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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