Type of Document	Thesis
Author	Smith, Amy R
URN	etd-08282003-211921
Title	For The Sake of Anonymity
Degree	Master of Arts
Department	English, Department of
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Virgil Suarez Committee Chair Leigh Edwards Committee Member Mark Winegardner Committee Member
Keywords	Women Popular Culture Short Stories Self Identity
Date of Defense	2003-05-01
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract This thesis submission is a collection of short stories about women and the many ways women create identities for themselves in popular culture. Each of the main characters are painfully self-conscious, but still unaware of how carefully they have created their own personas. In “For the Sake of Anonymity,” “Annie” learns that a sweater set can have a mind of its own. In “The Voice of Reason,” Lauren defines herself against her sister. “The New You” and “Developing Chloe” both show characters who consciously create new personas for themselves through superficial changes. “Sensible People” is a story about a woman who decides to finally let her real self come out from her past.
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