| Title | Date | Views | Brief Description |
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| “It Was The Writing of Them, That Signified”: Reshaping Reader Perceptions of Appalachian and Disabled Identities |
2017 |
1534 |
Lee Smith, in her 1988 novel "Fair and Tender Ladies", provides a seminal account of the Appalachian experience during colonial activity and addresses its impact on native Appalachian people. Appalachia has long endured a history of outsiders who att... |
| Liminality, Personal Fulfillment, and Societal Expectations of Women in Kate Chopin's The Awakening |
2019 |
4312 |
This paper will examine the consequences of Victorian gender roles and expectations for women which Kate Chopin confronts in her 1899 novel, The Awakening. I will focus on the novel’s female protagonist, Edna Pontellier, and the ways through which he... |
| "Endings and Edges": Narrative Authority in Lee Smith's Black Mountain Breakdown |
2020 |
600 |
An analysis of narrative authority in Lee Smith’s Black Mountain Breakdown. The novel is one of empowerment rather than a cautionary tale. Explores the misrepresentation of Appalachian narratives due to stereotypes and caricatures in literature.... |