Honors Program
Honors in English
Date of Award
5-2014
Thesis Professor(s)
Kevin E. O'Donnell
Thesis Professor Department
Literature and Language
Thesis Reader(s)
Scott Honeycutt, Tom Lee
Abstract
In this thesis, the author gives a summary of Ron Rash’s 2008 novel, Serena, and discusses the history behind the novel and the time period that the novel was set in. This thesis discusses the socioeconomic struggles of the Gilded Age, and the role of government intervention in the economy and everyday life during the Reformation Era under Theodore Roosevelt, and the implementation of the National Park Service. The thesis goes on to mention why the Smoky Mountain National Park is especially important, for its natural uniqueness and the important precedent the formation of the park represents in the history of the United States of America. Notable historical figures are also addressed, such as, Horace Kephart, Horace Albright, George Masa, and Gifford Pinchot.
Document Type
Honors Thesis - Open Access
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Recommended Citation
Deel, Michael, "Ron Rash’s Serena: A Novel (2008): Dramatizing the Industrial Logging of the Appalachian Forest, and the Continuing Debate Between Laissez Faire Capitalists and Proponents of Government" (2014). Undergraduate Honors Theses. Paper 202. https://dc.etsu.edu/honors/202
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