Paths to Success:  Analyzing the Journeys of Four Women of Color

Lepinay, Robin

Paths to Success: Analyzing the Journeys of Four Women of Color

dc.contributor.advisor	Maiden, Jeffrey
dc.contributor.author	Lepinay, Robin
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Vaughn, Courtney
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Smith, Joan
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Vargas, Juanita
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Kates, Susan
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Gutierrez, Kathrine
dc.date.accessioned	2018-05-23T20:49:03Z
dc.date.available	2018-05-23T20:49:03Z
dc.date.issued	2018-05-02
dc.date.manuscript	2018-05-01
dc.description.abstract	This dissertation is a literary analysis as it applies to the writing of memoir. It is a study that focuses on the memoirs of four specific minority women of color who came of age during the historical time-period in this country known as the Civil Rights Era. Their stories reflect the times in which they were lived out. There are four points that were the lenses that I used in conducting the analysis of the four memoirs that are examined in this research study. 1. Purpose-the reason for which something is done. 2. Writing Style-a combination of diction or syntax that includes word choice, word order, sentence construction, organization, use of figurative language and symbolism. 3. Point of View-the perspective from which the story is told 4. Theme(s)-the main idea or general message of the work, including the truth or believability of the author Literary analysis focuses on how plot, structure, character, setting and many other techniques are used by the author to create meaning. It encourages one to think about how and why a poem, short story, novel, memoir or play was written. I used a number of data collection methods as the researcher of this study. The means of data collection I used came in the forms of interview transcripts, story telling, autobiographical writing, documents such a journal entries and pictures, and audio and video recordings. In a basic linear and chronological approach, this research project encompassed the study of four single individuals embracing stories from their lives, and exploring the learned significance of those individual experiences. In this study, I created an aggregate of narratives, each bearing on the others. It is, by no means, an exhaustive collection of women's memoir. The significance of this study lies in the contribution towards a practical critique that the writing of memoir has had on certain women of minority status.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/11244/299954
dc.language	en_US	en_US
dc.subject	Autobiography Memoir Women Analysis	en_US
dc.thesis.degree	Dr.P.H	en_US
dc.title	Paths to Success: Analyzing the Journeys of Four Women of Color	en_US
ou.group	Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education::Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies	en_US