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Macrae, Miriam Anne, author Doenges, Judy, 1959-, advisor Schwartz, Steven, 1950-, committee member Alexander, Ruth M., 1954-, committee member 2007-01-03T05:15:45Z 2013-06-01T08:10:42Z 2011 Macrae_colostate_0053N_10310.pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10217/47293 https://doi.org/10.25675/3.018551 This thesis consists of a fictional novella generally responding to the traditional conventions of the gothic novel. The story is about Gertrude Means, a recent widow who, upon learning that she is about to lose her house, takes a job as caretaker of an old estate called Paradiso. While at Paradiso, as she attempts to deal with her grief and the expectations of her new position, she begins to realize that a presence haunts the estate. Gertrude wants desperately to believe that the presence is that of her late husband, Jack, but it quickly becomes obvious that the presence is actually someone much more dangerous. As Gertrude's identity slowly begins to fracture under the power and malevolence of the presence, the experience forces her to also remember old, repressed conflicts within her marriage, resulting in an eventual collapse of her sense of self. born digital masters theses English eng Colorado State University. Libraries Catalog record number (MMS ID): 991025543799703361 PR6066.I53.C37 1963 2000-2019 Copyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright. Access is limited to the Colorado State University community only. fiction The caretaker Text 2013-06-01 2013-06-01 This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights (https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/). You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) Masters English Colorado State University restricted