English Language and Literature ETDs
Publication Date
9-12-2014
Abstract
The Great Green Wall is a novel that explores story-telling, memory, identity, and family connections. The novel centers around a young woman named Greta and her relationship with her younger, troubled brother. Gretas younger brother, Evan, has (perhaps) murdered a local homeless man and Greta has covered it up. The siblings are locked in deceit because of this event in their early childhood. Years later, Greta is involved with a married man and Evan once again intrudes, his mental health deteriorating. Although this intrusion threatens the life that Greta is building, it offers Greta a chance to take another look at her past, to discover what really happened, and to change the course of her future.'
Degree Name
MFA Creative Writing
Level of Degree
Masters
Department Name
English
First Committee Member (Chair)
Mueller, Dan
Second Committee Member
Trujillo, Jack
Third Committee Member
Huyler, Frank
Language
English
Keywords
Fiction
Document Type
Dissertation
Recommended Citation
Pelletier, Catherine. "The Great Green Wall." (2014). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/engl_etds/84
