Title
Sudden Fortune
Year of Award
2010
Document Type
Professional Paper
Degree Type
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Other Degree Name/Area of Focus
Creative Writing Program
Department or School/College
Department of English
Committee Chair
Prageeta Sharma
Commitee Members
Debra Magpie Earling, Hipolito Rafael Chacon
Keywords
Diaspora, Fiction, Guam, Pacific Islanders, Queer Identity, Short Stories
Publisher
University of Montana
Abstract
A collection of short stories and experimental forms centered upon the life of Atti, a heroine whose experience as a multi-ethnic, lesbian-identified artist contributes to her (and other characters') theories about identity formation in a global community--one in which Western norms and Chamoru cultural practices are juxtaposed. Atti (whose name in Chamoru means "one who plays tricks") is an atypical heroine-figure, even in the most contemporary American literature, though her experience is representative of a significant community of Pacific Islanders currently living in America.
Recommended Citation
Shelton, Lehuanani Marie, "Sudden Fortune" (2010). Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers. 933.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/933
© Copyright 2010 Lehuanani Marie Shelton