The Woods Were Never Quiet

The five stories in this collection are an exploration of realist fiction through a variety of narrative points of view and a diversity of characters. The stories explore issues of class, age, work and family, but in each piece, the characters struggle in their own way to discover a sense of belongi...

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Main Author:	Wentzel, Marie-Monique
Format:	Others
Published:	PDXScholar 2011
Subjects:	Realist fiction Sense of belonging Sense of place Place (Philosophy) in literature > Fiction Identity (Psychology) > Fiction Well-being > Fiction
Online Access:	https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/1166 https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2165&context=open_access_etds

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spelling	ndltd-pdx.edu-oai-pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu-open_access_etds-21652019-10-20T04:51:12Z The Woods Were Never Quiet Wentzel, Marie-Monique The five stories in this collection are an exploration of realist fiction through a variety of narrative points of view and a diversity of characters. The stories explore issues of class, age, work and family, but in each piece, the characters struggle in their own way to discover a sense of belonging in their own lives. Central to each of these stories is a sense of place. All are set in the American west, most in rural California and the land and activities of place provide not only a specific landscape, but often a limitation, a narrative element against which the characters both resist and find their truest home. 2011-01-01T08:00:00Z text application/pdf https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/1166 https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2165&context=open_access_etds Dissertations and Theses PDXScholar Realist fiction Sense of belonging Sense of place Place (Philosophy) in literature -- Fiction Identity (Psychology) -- Fiction Well-being -- Fiction
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topic	Realist fiction Sense of belonging Sense of place Place (Philosophy) in literature -- Fiction Identity (Psychology) -- Fiction Well-being -- Fiction
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description	The five stories in this collection are an exploration of realist fiction through a variety of narrative points of view and a diversity of characters. The stories explore issues of class, age, work and family, but in each piece, the characters struggle in their own way to discover a sense of belonging in their own lives. Central to each of these stories is a sense of place. All are set in the American west, most in rural California and the land and activities of place provide not only a specific landscape, but often a limitation, a narrative element against which the characters both resist and find their truest home.
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