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She "Too much of water hast": Drownings and Near-Drownings in Twentieth-Century American Literature by Women
Drowning is a frequent mode of death for female literary characters because of the strong symbolic relationship between female sexuality and water. Drowning has long been a punishment for sexually transgressive women in literature. In the introduction, Chapter 1, I describe the drowning paradigm and analyze drowning scenes in several pre-twentieth century works to establish the tradition which twentieth-century women writers begin to transcend. In Chapter 2, I discuss three of Kate Chopin's works which include drownings, demonstrating her transition from traditional drowning themes in At Fault and “Desiree's Baby” to the drowning in The Awakening, which prefigures the survival of protagonists in later works. I discuss one of these in Chapter 3: Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God. Although Janie must rely on her husband to save her from the flood, she survives, though her husband does not. In Chapter 4, I discuss two stories by Eudora Welty, “Moon Lake” and “The Wide Net.” In “Moon Lake,” Easter nearly drowns as a corollary to her adolescent sexual awakening. Although her resuscitation is a brutal simulation of a rape, Easter survives. “The Wide Net” is a comic story that winks at the drowning woman tradition, showing a young …
Date:
December 2001
Creator:
Coffelt, J. Roberta
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 182, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 27, 2001
Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 27, 2001
Creator:
Cash, Wanda Garner
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 94, No. 37, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 21, 2001
Semiweekly newspaper from Seminole, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
February 21, 2001
Creator:
Dow, M. Gene & Fisher, David
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Illustrated Paperboy (Cleveland, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 32, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 31, 2001
Weekly newspaper from Cleveland, Texas that includes local, county, and state news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
October 31, 2001
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 108, No. 128, Ed. 1 Friday, June 29, 2001
Daily newspaper from Perry, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 29, 2001
Creator:
Brown, Gloria
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Goldthwaite Eagle (Goldthwaite, Tex.), Vol. 106, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 15, 2001
Weekly newspaper from Goldthwaite, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
February 15, 2001
Creator:
Bridges, G. Frank & Bridges, Georgie
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Personal Correspondence of Sam Houston, Volume 4: 1852-1863
This book is the fourth in a series of four volumes and contains collected correspondence to and from Sam Houston. The letters include footnotes that give clarification and context. The volume also has an appendix, addenda, bibliography, and an index (which starts on page 523).
Date:
2001
Creator:
Roberts, Madge Thornall
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Levelland and Hockley County News-Press (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 44, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 29, 2001
Semiweekly newspaper from Levelland, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 29, 2001
Creator:
Rigg, John
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 106, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, June 29, 2001
Semi-weekly newspaper from Clifton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 29, 2001
Creator:
Smith, W. Leon
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 108, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, February 2, 2001
Daily newspaper from Perry, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
February 2, 2001
Creator:
Brown, Gloria
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Sunday, January 28, 2001
Daily newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 28, 2001
Creator:
Bush, Kent
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
German-Texan Heritage Society, The Journal, Volume 23, Number 2, Summer 2001
Quarterly publication of the German-Texan Heritage Society providing information about news and events related to the work of the organization as well as stories, articles, genealogical data and other information of interest to members collected from representatives across Texas.
Date:
Summer 2001
Creator:
German-Texan Heritage Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Charley Cole, April 14, 2001
Interview with Charley Cole, a veteran of the U.S. Army who served in the Korean War and was wounded in action. Cole describes his time with the 34th Regiment in Korea at length, with many details about various combat missions and the weapons utilized. He also speaks on his injuries, including being shot in the shoulder.
Date:
April 14, 2001
Creator:
Cole, Charley
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Wynnewood Gazette (Wynnewood, Okla.), Vol. 99, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 5, 2001
Weekly newspaper from Wynnewood, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 5, 2001
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Sunday, August 19, 2001
Daily newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 19, 2001
Creator:
Bush, Kent
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Llano News (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 29, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 25, 2001
Weekly newspaper from Llano, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
April 25, 2001
Creator:
Stephenson, Jimmy
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Sunday, August 5, 2001
Daily newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 5, 2001
Creator:
Bush, Kent
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Llano News (Llano, Tex.), Vol. [113], No. [27], Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 11, 2001
Weekly newspaper from Llano, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
April 11, 2001
Creator:
Stephenson, Jimmy
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 102, No. 48, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 9, 2001
Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 9, 2001
Creator:
Bush, Michael
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 102, No. 59, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 22, 2001
Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 22, 2001
Creator:
Bush, Michael
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 108, No. 94, Ed. 1 Friday, May 11, 2001
Daily newspaper from Perry, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 11, 2001
Creator:
Brown, Gloria
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Levelland and Hockley County News-Press (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 69, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 25, 2001
Semiweekly newspaper from Levelland, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 25, 2001
Creator:
Rigg, John
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 273, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 26, 2001
Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 26, 2001
Creator:
Cash, Wanda Garner
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Dublin Citizen (Dublin, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 20, 2001
Weekly newspaper from Dublin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 20, 2001
Creator:
Thetford, Caris
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History