Date of Award
2009
Publication Type
Master Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Department
English Language, Literature, and Creative Writing
Keywords
Language, literature and linguistics, Novel, Original writing
Supervisor
Nicole Markotić
Rights
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Abstract
Shallow Enough to Walk Through' is a novel and critical essay that together approach the writing process through a feminist perspective, exploring the plight of a modern female writer in fear of being entrapped by traditional patriarchal constraints. The novel is a portrait of the artist that writes, rewrites, and erases itself as the female protagonist makes physical marks on the text with [special characters omitted] and other editorial interjections. Magic Realist images of weather in the form of puddles, or the lack thereof, contribute to the portrait of the artist that appears in fragments. My protagonist embarks on a search for puddles—symbols of progress that she believes will lead her out of her stagnant life and her writing rut. As the novel progresses and the possibility of puddles appearing decreases, my protagonist becomes at risk of drowning on dry land. Aside from my protagonist, all characters in the novel experience their own forms of entrapment from confinement within the novel's setting—Windsor—to confinement within their own hobbies and lifestyles. In addition, all characters are fragments that the reader collects while reading, only to realize that there are never enough pieces to create a whole.
Recommended Citation
Reaume, Marissa, "Shallow Enough to Walk Through" (2009). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 8216.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/8216