University of Texas at El Paso ScholarWorks@UTEP Open Access Theses & Dissertations 2013-01-01 Animals Maria Alicia Gomez University of Texas at El Paso,
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[email protected]. ANIMALS MARIA ALICIA GOMEZ Department of Creative Writing APPROVED: Jose de Pierola, Ph.D., Chair Marion Rohrleitner, Ph.D. Jeff Sirkin, Ph.D. Benjamin C. Flores, Ph.D. Dean of the Graduate School Copyright © by Maria Alicia Gomez 2013 Dedication To my mama, my family, and Ryan, who’ve inspired and supported me. ANIMALS by MARIA ALICIA GOMEZ, B.A Creative Writing, B.A English and American Literature THESIS Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of The University of Texas at El Paso in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of MASTER OF FINE ARTS Department of Creative Writing THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO May 2013 Acknowledgements With thanks and admiration to all of my classmates and teachers of the University of Texas at El Paso, who’ve taught me what I know, and what I don’t know. v Abstract Animals tells the story of various characters and their lives in the neighborhood of Shadow Street.