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SISTAFRIENDS OF BREADFRUIT ISLAND
University of West Florida
Master of Arts (MA), University of West Florida
2012
Abstract
Four stories examine choices made by five women who have been friends for most of their adult lives. While these lives have evolved in entirely different circumstances, the women maintain bonds of friendship that continually resist testing, sometimes failing but always striving to survive and maintain the connections as each character struggles to find her place in the ever-changing world. The stories explore how these women respond, the sacrifices they endure, and the characteristic growth that emerges in their development as they maintain bonds that are more fixed than blood. In Sistafriends of Breadfruit Island, an impending death brings these women together. The death of one character serves as the catalyst for self-reflection and self-preservation. In the wake of this antagonism, the surviving members of this group of friends inherit a secret diary. The death and a desire to contain the diary are among the connecting elements that recur throughout the stories. Each story then addresses questions such as do you take friends for granted, what is the price of comfort, how much do you value tangible and intangible assets, and how much of the old self is a person willing to sacrifice for a new start in life?
Details
- Title
- SISTAFRIENDS OF BREADFRUIT ISLAND
- Resource Type
- Thesis
- Publisher
- University of West Florida
- Format
- text
- Identifiers
- 99380090845406600
- Academic Unit
- English
- Language
- English
- Awarding Institution
- University of West Florida; Master of Arts (MA)
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Arts (MA), University of West Florida