Date of Award
Spring 5-2012
Degree Type
Thesis-Restricted
Degree Name
M.F.A.
Degree Program
Creative Writing
Department
English
Major Professor
Kristen Iversen, Ph.D.
Second Advisor
Dinty Moore, Ph.D.
Third Advisor
Steven Church, MFA
Fourth Advisor
Bill Lavender, MFA
Abstract
Cease Fire is a war story told from one woman’s perspective. It’s about a farm girl and her battles fought as young soldier serving on a remote nuke site during the Cold War. It’s the interpretations of lived experiences, highs and lows of a military career fused with family life, and spanning over three decades. Like true war stories, Cease Fire has little to do with actual war. It is a sometimes humorous, but often tragic attempt to make peace and to make sense of the places, comrades and enemies that graced and plagued a career. First names and nicknames were used to protect the privacy of a few and render respect for the surviving children of a fallen two.
Recommended Citation
Wettlaufer, Christine R. Ph.D., "Cease Fire: One Woman's Search for Self in a Culture of War" (2012). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 1493.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1493
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