posted on 2023-08-04, 11:38authored byEmily Yoona Kim
My thesis is an excerpt from a historical fiction and magical realism novel. Ran, a young Korean girl, grows up in Japan-occupied Korea during the late 1930s and early 1940s. When she comes of age at thirteen, she discovers she can transform into a gumiho, or nine-tailed fox, a creature from Korean folklore. She must reckon with her transformative state to take down and assassinate key players of the Japanese occupation. This story utilizes an adaptation of a traditional tale to explore the ways Koreans women lived with the double-bind of gender oppression and imperialism, but also resisted with a nationalistic spirit.
History
Publisher
ProQuest
Language
English
Handle
http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:96974
Committee co-chairs
David Keplinger; Stephanie Grant
Degree discipline
Creative Writing
Degree grantor
American University. College of Arts and Sciences
Degree level
Masters
Degree name
M.F.A. in Creative Writing, American University, December 2021
Local identifier
auislandora_96974_OBJ.pdf
Media type
application/pdf
Pagination
119 pages
Access statement
Electronic thesis available to American University authorized users only, per author's request.