The First Thing To Go

Identifier

500

Author

Ashley Leigh Paige

Date

2012

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Fine Arts

Major

Creative Writing

Committee Chair

Cary Holladay

Committee Member

John Bensko

Committee Member

Brad McAdon

Abstract

This collection of loosely linked short stories predominately features young women at moments of change and transformation, who often feel lost and alienated from their homes, relationships and, often, their own bodies. Some of the young women struggle to determine if they have made the wisest decisions while others struggle to find the best solution to their situation. The stories take place in South Carolina, Boston, southwest Virginia, and central Alabama, with several characters showing up in multiple locales, exploring and illuminating feelings of displacement, or physical alienation. Relationships and connections, or the lack thereof, also play a large part in the collection, with the relationship between mother and daughter being the strongest.

Comments

Data is provided by the student.

Library Comment

Dissertation or thesis originally submitted to the local University of Memphis Electronic Theses & dissertation (ETD) Repository.

Recommended Citation

Paige, Ashley Leigh, "The First Thing To Go" (2012). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 405.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/etd/405