KUKU

KU ScholarWorks

  • myKU
  • Email
  • Enroll & Pay
  • KU Directory
    • Login
    View Item 
    •   KU ScholarWorks
    • Dissertations and Theses
    • Theses
    • View Item
    •   KU ScholarWorks
    • Dissertations and Theses
    • Theses
    • View Item
    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

    We March to the Sea

    Thumbnail
    View/Open
    McAllister_ku_0099M_10832_DATA_1.pdf (1.265Mb)
    Issue Date
    2010-05-31
    Author
    McAllister, Natalie Teal
    Publisher
    University of Kansas
    Format
    239 pages
    Type
    Thesis
    Degree Level
    M.F.A.
    Discipline
    English
    Rights
    This item is protected by copyright and unless otherwise specified the copyright of this thesis/dissertation is held by the author.
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    Abstract
    We March to the Sea, a multi-perspective fictional novel, explores the collapse of family unity and cultural heritage in modern-day North Carolina. The Jalin family is drifting apart--Joy is studying Civil War history at the state university. Jessup, her father, is repurposing the family farmstead, called Turkeyfoot, into a Battle Site tourist attraction. Sable, Joy's mother, attempts to follow the values of loyalty handed down from her mother. Vance and Yossar, Jessup's brothers, struggle with the legacy of the accidental death of an African-American girl in their past, while Clint, Yossar's son, looks for a way out of the Carolinas. Following a family reunion that ends in further family disunity and the death of the grandparents, Vance, the new patriarch, calls on Jessup to hold a Civil War reenactment on the family land. The reenactment is to be based on a family story involving the death of two Jalins who were supposedly killed by General Sherman's men on his march northward through the Carolinas, but the family has trouble determining the true version of the story. In the days leading to the reenactment, Jessup hires a reenactment crew and the family prepares for the big event. Meanwhile, Joy finds herself in love with the man hired to play General Sherman and Clint, her cousin, can no longer tolerate his family's attachment to what he sees as Confederate values. The reenactment day opens with a large crowd of visitors and high expectations, but the questions surrounding the actual events of the story lead to utter disaster. The novel ends with Jessup and Sable leaving Turkeyfoot, Clint heading west, and Vance confessing his love for Sable. Joy, unable to cope with the farce her father has made of Civil War history, burns down the homestead cabin so that her father cannot hold any such reenactment again.
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/1808/10395
    Collections
    • English Dissertations and Theses [449]
    • Theses [3787]

    Items in KU ScholarWorks are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.


    We want to hear from you! Please share your stories about how Open Access to this item benefits YOU.


    Contact KU ScholarWorks
    785-864-8983
    KU Libraries
    1425 Jayhawk Blvd
    Lawrence, KS 66045
    785-864-8983

    KU Libraries
    1425 Jayhawk Blvd
    Lawrence, KS 66045
    Image Credits
     

     

    Browse

    All of KU ScholarWorksCommunities & CollectionsThis Collection

    My Account

    Login

    Statistics

    View Usage Statistics

    Contact KU ScholarWorks
    785-864-8983
    KU Libraries
    1425 Jayhawk Blvd
    Lawrence, KS 66045
    785-864-8983

    KU Libraries
    1425 Jayhawk Blvd
    Lawrence, KS 66045
    Image Credits
     

     

    The University of Kansas
      Contact KU ScholarWorks
    Lawrence, KS | Maps
     
    • Academics
    • Admission
    • Alumni
    • Athletics
    • Campuses
    • Giving
    • Jobs

    The University of Kansas prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, ancestry, disability, status as a veteran, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, gender identity, gender expression and genetic information in the University’s programs and activities. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: Director of the Office of Institutional Opportunity and Access, IOA@ku.edu, 1246 W. Campus Road, Room 153A, Lawrence, KS, 66045, (785)864-6414, 711 TTY.

     Contact KU
    Lawrence, KS | Maps