Term of Award
Fall 2012
Degree Name
Master of Arts in English (M.A.)
Document Type and Release Option
Thesis (open access)
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Department
Department of Literature and Philosophy
Committee Chair
Olivia Carr Edenfield
Committee Member 1
Joe Pellegrino
Committee Member 2
David Dudley
Committee Member 3
David Dudley
Abstract
This thesis discusses the effects of war on the southern plantation lifestyle depicted in Eudora Welty's Delta Wedding. This thesis focuses on the female characters who adapt to the absence of the husbands during wartime. Wars are the catalyst for societal change in the novel, and the women must adapt to the new social changes that are encroaching upon the plantation. The chapters explore each individual reaction of female characters in the novel. The female characters in Delta Wedding represent varying wars of reacting to shifting social norms brought about by war.
Recommended Citation
Taylor, Mallary, "On the Verge of Change: Eudora Welty's Delta Wedding" (2012). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 3.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/3
Research Data and Supplementary Material
No
