abstract: This collection explores the experience of members of the working class, living at the edge of poverty. Under constant financial strain, they exist in a state of uncertainty which breeds anger, anxiety, fear, and resentment. For the children born into these families, options are limited not only by their financial circumstances, but also pre-existing cultural expectations. Characters have a desire to understand their circumstances, their relationships with others, and on a larger scale, the world as they experience it. To avoid falling victim to an emotional fatalism that contributes to externalized violence against the self and others, characters must recognize that they have control in their lives, even if it is limited. / Dissertation/Thesis / Masters Thesis Creative Writing 2016
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:asu.edu/item:38711 |
| Date | January 2016 |
| Contributors | Irish, Jennifer Hanning (Author), McNally, Michael T (Advisor), Pritchard, Melissa (Committee member), Ison, Tara (Committee member), Arizona State University (Publisher) |
| Source Sets | Arizona State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Masters Thesis |
| Format | 174 pages |
| Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/, All Rights Reserved |
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