Pig Iron: Stories of Appalachia
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-bgsu14291803522021-08-03T06:30:16Z Pig Iron: Stories of Appalachia McGuire, Matthew C. Fine Arts Southern Ohio Appalachia Violence Masculinity Poverty Rural Life Blue Collar Regionalism Fiction Short Stories Pig Iron is a study of Appalachia, of the land and the people. The land comes first, because it is a place where the environment so heavily informs the attitudes and behaviors of its occupants. Appalachia is a land that was settled by escaped slaves, convicts, and other societal outcasts. These were rough and unlearned frontiersman and their families who scraped a meager living from a harsh world and were grateful because it meant being free from a society that did not want or value them. That rebel spirit survives in these stories. In my fiction I’ve attempted to synthesize the essentials of this unique terrain and the people who call it home. These characters are ugly and flawed. Morality is a luxury they cannot afford to indulge. My stories deal with many themes common to literary fiction—death, violence, loss, shame, and pride—but it focuses these themes through an Appalachian lens. 2015-04-28 English text Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1429180352 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1429180352 restricted--full text not available online This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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