Date of Award
7-18-2008
Degree Type
Closed Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
English
First Advisor
Dr. John Holman - Chair
Second Advisor
Prof. Josh Russell
Third Advisor
Dr. Sheri Joseph
Abstract
This dissertation is comprised of a collection of nine short stories concerning two young women raised in the same Korean American church environment. In their adolescence, both women are exposed to the influence of a religious cult; one joins, the other does not. This dissertation explores the crises that occur in the wake of a collision between culture and religion as each character seeks to find redemption and renewed faith in God, in family, and in herself.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/1059561
Recommended Citation
Hyon, Katherine Sungwon, "In the Body." Dissertation, Georgia State University, 2008.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/1059561