Date of Award

Spring 2010

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Fine Arts (MFA)

Department

English

Program/Concentration

Creative Writing

Committee Director

Janet Peery

Committee Member

John McManus

Committee Member

Michael Pearson

Call Number for Print

Special Collections; LD4331.E64 W443 2010

Abstract

The Way of Sinners is a collection of short stories united by place and themes. The stories, most of which are told in first-person, take place in fictional and real towns around Virginia, in Tidewater, the Shenandoah Valley and the western part of the commonwealth, near Blacksburg. The stories concern women and girls who feel they have failed, who fear they cannot be redeemed. The characters want to be restored to dignity — to be whole again, good. Human nature stands in their way. The characters are keenly aware of slights and sins committed by and against them, and as they muddle through their lives, they seek to square their perceptions of themselves with reality.

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DOI

10.25777/2n98-2f43

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