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Shadows of Yesterday University of Texas at El Paso ScholarWorks@UTEP Open Access Theses & Dissertations 2020-01-01 Shadows of Yesterday Marlene Liotti University of Texas at El Paso Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.utep.edu/open_etd Part of the Creative Writing Commons, Psychiatric and Mental Health Commons, and the Women's Studies Commons Recommended Citation Liotti, Marlene, "Shadows of Yesterday" (2020). Open Access Theses & Dissertations. 3170. https://scholarworks.utep.edu/open_etd/3170 This is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks@UTEP. It has been accepted for inclusion in Open Access Theses & Dissertations by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@UTEP. For more information, please contact [email protected]. SHADOWS OF YESTERDAY MARLENE LIOTTI Master’s Program in Creative Writing APPROVED: Sylvia Aguilar- Zéleny, Ph.D., Chair Paula Cucurella- Lavín, Ph.D. Jorge Delgado, MSN, RN Stephen L. Crites, Jr., Ph.D. Dean of the Graduate School Copyright © by Marlene Liotti 2020 Dedication I dedicate this final thesis to my husband, my two sons, my family, and my friends. You all stood by me, cheering me on, and never letting me quit. You each encouraged me in your own way and made me believe I could do this. I owe my success and completion to your love and support. Also, a special thanks to my “accomplice”, June “DJ” Westerfield. My writing is incomplete without a sprinkle of your magical fairy dust to polish the rough edges. You know my writing style and temperament and know how to get the best out of me without changing my voice or tone. Thank you for always being there for me. We did it! Also, an extra thank you to my small team of “consultants” that brainstormed with me and were my sound boards for specific areas of the novel. My husband Michael, for being my weapons, ballistics, and fight scene specialist, and to my nursing crew, Isabel, Ivon, Jorge, and Missy, for the medical questions I had throughout the context of the novel. You were all key in the success and completion of this thesis. Lastly, to my professors throughout the online MFA program. Thank you for your knowledge and patience. I learned several writing styles and genres from several fabulous professors whom I will always remember fondly. I appreciate all your dedication and hard work. We succeed because you lead. SHADOWS OF YESTERDAY by MARLENE LIOTTI, B.A. 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 December 2020 Table of Contents Dedication ...................................................................................................................................... iii Table of Contents .............................................................................................................................v Preface............................................................................................................................................ vi Chapter One .....................................................................................................................................1 Chapter Two.....................................................................................................................................9 Chapter Three.................................................................................................................................17 Chapter Four ..................................................................................................................................27 Chapter Five ...................................................................................................................................40 Chapter Six.....................................................................................................................................51 Chapter Seven ................................................................................................................................60 Chapter Eight .................................................................................................................................67 Chapter Nine ..................................................................................................................................79 Chapter Ten ....................................................................................................................................85 Chapter Eleven ...............................................................................................................................91 Chapter Twelve ..............................................................................................................................97 Chapter Thirteen ..........................................................................................................................105 Chapter Fourteen ..........................................................................................................................111 Chapter Fifteen.............................................................................................................................119 Chapter Sixteen ............................................................................................................................126 Bibliography ................................................................................................................................135 Vita… ...........................................................................................................................................139 v Preface The year is 2020, but here we are still living in a male dominated society. We remain constantly reminded and surrounded by the mentality that certain activities and career choices are better suited for men over women. We even endure these depictions in literature, on the big screen, and on television. Action films, war movies and novels, and crime dramas show the protagonists and supporting characters as males. There are rare occasions where you may find a female actress or literary character protagonist, and when this happens, she is not depicted with the same strength, knowledge, respect, or importance. She is considered weaker, having to prove herself, but not always given the opportunity to do so. A perfect example of this is Demi Moore’s character in the movie A Few Good Men . She was JAG Corps (Judge Advocate General - Navy lawyers) Just like Tom Cruise and Kevin Pollak’s characters, but she was never taken as seriously, and even talked down to because she was Just a woman. Another good example is Stephanie Plum, the main character in the Plum series by Janet Evanovich. She changes careers to become a bounty hunter, a tough Job deemed for a man, and she is portrayed as the woman who doesn’t know what she is doing and needs a man to help her get out of sticky situations she finds herself in. Though the novels are entertaining, the protagonist is not the strong female lead we need to look up to. I always loved to read when I was younger, mesmerized by the authors’ creativity while yearning for something more than the usual boy saves girl scenario. My love and respect for writing came in the ninth grade. I always remember my English teacher’s words when she explained to us the key to writing. She said that in order to capture the essence of our voice we needed to “write like you speak and write what you know”. It all seemed to click and make perfect sense after that. Once it all clicked, I realized that if I couldn’t find a story with a strong female lead that saves the man, then I would need to create them myself. My novels, from that point vi forward, were either led or included a strong Hispanic female. Reyna Montoya is a product of this seed, leading female protagonists into the future they deserve. In my search for the right genre fit, I went way back to my preteen years. Actually, it hit me like a runaway freight train. I devoured the Nancy Drew series by Carolyn Keene. Every book, every page, every sentence, every word, pure magic. The characters meshed well with each other, with their own personalities and relationships. The only thing still lacking, despite the protagonist being female, was the fact that Nancy still needed her boyfriend Ned to help her or save her when things got a little hairy. The mysteries these friends solved together, though a little cheesy now, kept me at the edge of my seat and constantly going Just one more chapter before I get caught awake after bedtime. These books were, and still are, the series that inspired me to continue down the writing path and fueled the fire higher to create stronger women. When I was older, in my late twenties and early thirties, a friend introduced me to Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum series. Her mystery/suspense series is written in first person, a point of view I wasn’t sure I would enJoy because until then I had only read books in third person. This series gave me true motivation to get writing and helped me develop my voice. I learned from reading her series that humor and sarcasm are Just a few anecdotes when creating realistic characters and dialogue. My writing went from too proper and stiff, to that more natural tone and rhythm found in dialogue, which later became one of my favorite narrative devices. Still, for my current and any future novels, I opted for third person because I could see the possibilities and opportunities
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