Voices in French Fiction: a Journey of Self-Discovery

The purpose of this project was to write a novella in French, where the protagonist\u27s identity is a creation of the place where she lives and the multiplicity of voices that interact with her. This author researched various French works of fiction and folktales from Québec, Canada, Martinique, and South Louisiana. These stories functioned as background and examples of an individual\u27s need and necessity to affirm its identity, as the individual relates to land and nature, through the creative act of storytelling. Further, this author researched fiction\u27s element of voice and specifically, how land and nature obtain a voice. Likewise, all of the works discussed in this author\u27s literature review utilize voice to develop the protagonist\u27s identity. Although this author\u27s novella, Madelaine (Ladouceur, 2005), was based almost entirely on her personal experiences with the subject matter, a future study could be broadened to include historical documentation of events that would add detail and color to the strong relationship that exists between various groups of French people and the land and nature