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Full-Text Articles in Creative Writing
An Exploration Of Identity, Marie Céspedes
An Exploration Of Identity, Marie Céspedes
Master's Theses, Dissertations, Graduate Research and Major Papers Overview
The genre of the personal essay in creative nonfiction affords the writer an opportunity to explore identity, not only by depicting the various roles that the writer plays in life, but also through the literary device of persona, a version of the writer specifically created to narrate the essay. Identity is ever-changing and impossible to render completely. Despite the elusiveness of identity, writers and artists still attempt to recreate it on the page. In this collection of essays, I explored my own identity through both the experiences that have shaped me and the personae I have created to express those …
Along The Horseshoe, Maurice R. Beaulieu
Along The Horseshoe, Maurice R. Beaulieu
Master's Theses, Dissertations, Graduate Research and Major Papers Overview
This thesis is a major component towards a completed short-story cycle. The author’s work uses a multi-faceted aspect of storytelling by employing its many characters and isolated chapters in a mosaic form. All stories operate independently while simultaneously linking together through familiar characters and setting. Every story involves characters who reside on the same suburban cul-de-sac, which forces them to interact with each other and influencing their lives. By having these characters return, sometimes by a brief presence only and other times by mention of their name, creates a concrete social atmosphere. The author’s work provides several glimpses into the …
A Person Of Interest, Jesse Lepre
A Person Of Interest, Jesse Lepre
Master's Theses, Dissertations, Graduate Research and Major Papers Overview
Presents a drama-based screenplay which explores the stereotyping of the modern Italian-American male in contemporary American society.
Come Tomorrow, Annemarie C. Messier
Come Tomorrow, Annemarie C. Messier
Master's Theses, Dissertations, Graduate Research and Major Papers Overview
Collection of five short stories : Foo Foo, Like Father, Birthday Girl, Omens, and Come Tomorrow.
Ordinary Apocalypse, Anthony Villella
Ordinary Apocalypse, Anthony Villella
Master's Theses, Dissertations, Graduate Research and Major Papers Overview
Work of short fiction, in which a young man, struggling with contempt for his family and himself, makes a terrible mistake and is forced to deal with who and what he has become.
American Suburban, James Michael Ashworth
American Suburban, James Michael Ashworth
Master's Theses, Dissertations, Graduate Research and Major Papers Overview
A collection of poetry that examines contemporary American suburban life through the author's reflections on his own working class consciousness and aspirations for a middle class lifestyle.
Waking Life, Dionne Irving
Waking Life, Dionne Irving
Master's Theses, Dissertations, Graduate Research and Major Papers Overview
Collection of short fiction dealing with themes of isolation and self-discovery. Contents include: Waking Life, Rice and Peas, Weaving, and Collage.