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Date Permissions Signed

5-14-2022

Date of Award

Spring 2022

Document Type

Masters Thesis (Campus-Only Access)

Department or Program Affiliation

English

Degree Name

Master of Fine Arts (MFA)

Department

English

First Advisor

Guess, Carol, 1968-

Second Advisor

Trueblood, Kathryn R., 1960-

Third Advisor

Brown, Nicole R.

Abstract

High Gravity Days is a collection of nonfiction essays that examines the author’s religious past through the lens of rock climbing. It weaves the author’s memories of growing up in an intense religious group with first-person accounts of rock-climbing adventures or essays investigating the rock-climbing culture. It explores the main theme of protection in terms of climbing gear and religion and belief, and furthermore, what occurs in the space between each type of protection. It also delves into smaller themes of gender roles, cultural expectations, and familial expectations.

Type

Text

Keywords

rock climbing, Christianity, cult, Washington, family, women, mountaineering, religion, extremism

Publisher

Western Washington University

OCLC Number

1319732637

Subject – LCSH

Rock climbing--Washington (State); Christian children

Geographic Coverage

Washington (State)

Format

application/pdf

Genre/Form

Academic theses; Essays

Language

English

Rights

Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author’s written permission.

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