Angel on the Mountain: Homestead Heroism in Appalachian Fiction

Author

Nicole Marie Drewitz-Crockett, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Date of Award

5-2005

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts

Major

English

Major Professor

Allison Ensor

Committee Members

Thomas Haddox, Dawn Coleman

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to offer homestead heroism as a model for analysis in Appalachian fiction. Homestead heroism provides specific criteria for evaluating images of women in Appalachian fiction. In contrast to long-standing stereotypes of mountain women, homestead heroes achieve economic equality, and thereby autonomy, through labor production. In order to offer homestead heroism as a viable means of critical study, I have traced its presence in Appalachian fiction from the late nineteenth century to the late twentieth century.

Recommended Citation

Drewitz-Crockett, Nicole Marie, "Angel on the Mountain: Homestead Heroism in Appalachian Fiction. " Master's Thesis, University of Tennessee, 2005.
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/4564