Title
Sponsor
Portland State University. Department of English
Advisor
Leni Zumas
Date of Award
Fall 12-17-2012
Document Type
Closed Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) in Creative Writing
Department
English
Physical Description
1 online resource (ii, 112 p.)
Subjects
Polygamy -- Oregon -- Fiction, Women -- Social conditions -- Fiction, Animal welfare -- Fiction
DOI
10.15760/etd.1142
Abstract
My thesis consists of a novel in stories, each taking place in or around the fictional town of Rose, Oregon. The thesis tells, in non-chronological order, the story of the Slaughter family, a group of polygamists founded by Blackstone Slaughter, and in particular the family's women: Blackstone's wife, Jestyn, and their son Colt's five wives, Alma, Kayo, Larina, Josephine, and Laddy. An additional story, "Rabbit Starvation," set not within the Slaughter compound but within the town of Rose, adds further perspective.
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/8864
Recommended Citation
Marshall, Sarah, "Afterswarm" (2012). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 1143.
https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/1143
10.15760/etd.1142
Description
This thesis is only available to students, faculty and staff at PSU.