Browsing by Author "English"

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  • The Angel in the Garden : Recovering Elizabeth von Arnim's The Pastor's Wife 

    Oles, Ashley (East Carolina University, 2012)
    This thesis aims to examine Elizabeth von Arnim's The Pastor's Wife for two major purposes: 1) to work toward recovering von Arnim's work, which I believe to be important and worthy of critical attention, and 2) to examine ...

  • Celestial Bodies : A Collection of Poems 

    Palko, Meghan (East Carolina University, 2012)
    A celestial body, according to Merriam-Webster, is "an aggregation of matter in the universe that constitutes a unit for astronomical study." More specifically, it is a planet, nebula, star, or some such natural heavenly ...

  • Cotton, Rum, and Reason : Anti-Imperialist Poetry from 19th Century U.S. Newspapers and Post-Colonial Discourse 

    James, Joshua Nicholas (East Carolina University, 2013)
    Though American post-colonial criticism is by no means a field in need of literary material, one particular corpus is missing from the discussion. This thesis situates 19th century anti-imperialist poetry within the larger ...

  • Coyotes Sang the Braid Into Her Hair 

    Everett, Olivia, D. (East Carolina University, 2010)
    A chapbook length collection of lyric poetry that explores the myth-making process through the tension of opposites: the nature of the substantive (body) and the ephemeral (mind), the wild vs. the tame self, the rational ...

  • A CYCLE OF CONTROL : WOMEN'S IDENTITY LOSS THROUGH COLONIALISM IN THE CARIBBEAN AND AFRICA 

    Mercer-Bourne, Laura Maegan (East Carolina University, 2013)
    Through analysis of Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, The Autobiography of My Mother by Jamaica Kincaid, and Beka Lamb by Zee Edgell this thesis explores women's loss of identity through colonialism and ways in ...

  • Defining God, Love, and Grammar 

    Johnson, Jamie (East Carolina University, 2014)
    Based on textual research and general discussion in academia, a field-accepted definition of grammar for the purposes of first-year writing does not yet exist. In order to provide a working definition of grammar, forty-six ...

  • The Ethnic Bildungsroman 

    Elliott, Loretta Johnson (East Carolina University, 2013)
    This thesis will compare coming-of-age narratives by writers from three different ethnic groups, Mexican American, Native American, and Asian American: The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros; The Absolutely True Diary ...

  • False Authenticity in the Films of Woody Allen 

    Vick, Nicholas (East Carolina University, 2012)
    Woody Allen is an auteur who is deeply concerned with the visual presentation of his cityscapes. However, each city that Allen films is presented in such a glamorous light that the depiction of the cities is falsely ...

  • Finding Displacement through Incest in Salman Rushdie's The Ground Beneath her Feet and Fury 

    Sinor, Katie (East Carolina University, 2014)
    Incest is a widespread theme in literature that continues to grow in frequency (Barnes 3). It is rarely addressed amongst scholars due to being a taboo topic, but in this thesis I aim to address it and analyze it thoroughly ...

  • Hungarian Identity : Constancy and Change in the Father Land, Mother Tongue, and Family Lines 

    Hardy, Paula (East Carolina University, 2014)
    The unique history and language of the Hungarian people have created a distinct cultural identity. Although this unusual identity can be a source of great pride, it also can lead to a sense of isolation and otherness. ...

  • Multiculturalism as an Alternative to Nihilism in Jamaica Kincaid's The Autobiography of My Mother and Sam Selvon's The Lonely Londoners 

    Topliff, Maria (East Carolina University, 2013)
    This thesis analyzes how internal oppression, or nihilism, has emerged amongst many of the Caricom community. It focuses on the history of colonialism and the psychological destruction it has left across the Caribbean. ...

  • REAL PEOPLE WITH HOLLYWOOD STORIES : A COLLECTION OF CREATIVE NONFICTION 

    Sneed, Brandon (East Carolina University, 2012)
    "Real People With Hollywood Stories" is a collection of creative journalism stories I've written to fulfill the requirements of the M.A. in English with a concentration in creative nonfiction. These are stories I discovered ...

  • The Tub and Other Stories 

    Metzger, James (East Carolina University, 2012)
    This portfolio of creative writing includes four full-length short stories and two pieces of flash fiction. In each of the full-length stories, a male protagonist gets caught up in circumstances over which he has little ...

  • The Visit, Like Sisters, Storjka 

    Aeby, Elizabeth Carpenter (East Carolina University, 2013)
    This master's thesis is comprised of three short film scripts: The Visit, Like Sisters, and Storjka.  The Visit, a Depression-era dramatic short film, is filled the realities of hard living in the dust bowl of America's ...