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An Idol Of The Old Errors, Amy Kaye Lafferty May 2017

An Idol Of The Old Errors, Amy Kaye Lafferty

MSU Graduate Theses

This work is a collection of short stories exploring the religious, social, psychological, and relational consequences of territory and isolation. Though not necessarily within the same world, they are set in modern times and exemplify similar commentaries on religious structures in rural, Midwestern America.


Skin And Smoke, Kelly Anne Baker Jan 2016

Skin And Smoke, Kelly Anne Baker

MSU Graduate Theses

My thesis consists of the first ten chapters of a horror novel, entitled Skin and Smoke. My novel focuses on the character of Violet Masterson and her attempts to create her own identify and reconcile with her family's past actions. Violet lives in the small, recently unincorporated town of Nuovita in central Washington. Following her grandmother's death, she must face the paranormal events occurring in Nuovita, while her father leaves on an unknown journey. My thesis addresses themes of loss, identity, and revenge. In Joseph Campbell's The Hero with a Thousand Faces, he proposes that the monomyth ends with the …