Date of Award
2017
Document Type
Open Access Thesis
Call Number
PS3610.O67895 G57 2017
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
Stonecoast
First Advisor
Susan Conley
Second Advisor
T Clutch Fleischmann
Third Advisor
Justin Tussing
Abstract
Even in the woods of Indiana (in an unincorporated community called Gnaw Bone, to be exact) life happens much as it happens elsewhere—people fight, they fall in love, they go to jail. I escaped this place of my childhood and moved to Washington, D.C., where I learned that much is the same no matter where I go. By exploring significant moments of my childhood in the region many call the Heartland and comparing it to my new city life, I touch on themes our country as a whole is pondering—identity, belonging, acceptance, and greed. I shine a light on an often-overlooked part of the country that, for me, contains a family that is beautiful and loving because of their imperfections.
Recommended Citation
Joslin, Tiffany, "Gnaw Bone" (2017). Stonecoast MFA Theses and Capstones. 28.
https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/stonecoast/28
