In the Body
This dissertation is comprised of a collection of nine short stories concerning two young women raised in the same Korean American church environment. In their adolescence, both women are exposed to the influence of a religious cult; one joins, the other does not. This dissertation explores the cr...
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Digital Archive @ GSU
2008
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| Online Access: | http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/english_diss/34 http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1033&context=english_diss |
| Summary: | This dissertation is comprised of a collection of nine short stories concerning two young women raised in the same Korean American church environment. In their adolescence, both women are exposed to the influence of a religious cult; one joins, the other does not. This dissertation explores the crises that occur in the wake of a collision between culture and religion as each character seeks to find redemption and renewed faith in God, in family, and in herself. |
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