The Language of Dolls

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dc.contributor.authorSharma, Manishaen
dc.contributor.committeechairRoy, Lucinda H.en
dc.contributor.committeememberD'Aguiar, Frederick M.en
dc.contributor.committeememberMann, Jeffrey A.en
dc.contributor.departmentEnglishen
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-24T16:03:05Zen
dc.date.available2017-04-24T16:03:05Zen
dc.date.issued2009-04-13en
dc.date.sdate2009-04-27en
dc.description.abstractThe characters in the short story collection The Language of Dolls spring up from the poor, the resource less multitudes of society. Caught in their culture, locale, and state in life, these characters struggle to manifest their potential to the fullest. In a way, they stretch their boundaries and distinguish themselves. Teetering on the verge of a collapse, whether men or women, poor or psychologically impoverished, they all emerge triumphant or often signal ambiguous resolutions. Most of the stories present the struggle of women in adverse circumstances. The Language of Dolls is an act of translation. Set in India and the United States, these stories, characters, their speech, actions, rituals, traditions, setting all are an alien culture fused indelibly to the English language.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Fine Artsen
dc.identifier.otheretd-04272009-093223en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04272009-093223/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/77497en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectShort Storiesen
dc.subjectAmericaen
dc.subjectWomenen
dc.subjectCreative Writingen
dc.subjectIndian Americansen
dc.titleThe Language of Dollsen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineCreative Writingen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Fine Artsen

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