Date Thesis Awarded
5-2008
Access Type
Honors Thesis -- Access Restricted On-Campus Only
Degree Name
Bachelors of Arts (BA)
Department
English
Advisor
Walter P. Wenska
Committee Members
Hermine Pinson
Clay Clemens
Elizabeth Barnes
Abstract
I have researched the unpublished manuscript of the posthumously published novel, The Garden of Eden (1986). I have focused on how the unpublished material emphasizes Catherine Bourne, the female protagonist, in provocative, new light, making her and this text worthy of strong consideration. Particularly, this material stresses the artistic conflict within her marriage; her creative sexual energy and action threaten the masculine, artistic world that her husband David Bourne clings to. The manuscript offers a powerful dynamic between competing masculine and feminine presences. Catherine emerges more complicated, deep, and powerful than the published novel conveys.
Recommended Citation
Chaulk, Christopher Lamont, "Damned Woman" (2008). Undergraduate Honors Theses. William & Mary. Paper 825.
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/honorstheses/825
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Comments
Thesis is part of Honors ETD pilot project, 2008-2013. Migrated from Dspace in 2016.