Date of Award

Summer 8-2010

Degree Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Department

English

School

Humanities

Committee Chair

Steven Barthelme

Committee Chair Department

English

Committee Member 2

Frederick Barthelme

Committee Member 2 Department

English

Committee Member 3

Angela Ball

Committee Member 3 Department

English

Committee Member 4

Katherine Cochran

Committee Member 4 Department

English

Committee Member 5

Kenneth Watson

Committee Member 5 Department

English

Abstract

Grown Men is a collection of short fiction that articulates the themes of poverty, adulthood, alcoholism and faith. Some of the stories use the same characters in order to further explore place and economic and social status. Set in small towns in Missouri and Mississippi, Grown Men seeks to examine the way men deal with their changing roles when they lose their jobs, relationships and families. The collection is accompanied by a critical introduction. ii

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