Square American Apple Pie, Karen Zheng
Jul 2020
Square American Apple Pie, Karen Zheng
I2
No abstract provided.
Second Safest City In America, Liam Cassidy
Apr 2018
Second Safest City In America, Liam Cassidy
Theses
Second Safest City in America is a collection of short fiction set in Midwestern cities and suburbs, as well as the Gulf Coast. These stories explore the untethered expectations, broken promises, and absurdity of American life. The characters are violent, funny, emotionally unstable, politically wrong-minded, and compassionate. They implore empathy or actively avoid the pain of others. They search out security or take matters into their own hands. They sacrifice and they seek revenge. They are not outliers in this country. They are part of the mainstream weirdness that permeates everything.
The Color Of Memory: Reimagining The Antebellum South In Works By James Mcbride Through The Use Of Free Indirect Discourse, Janel L. Holmes
Jan 2016
The Color Of Memory: Reimagining The Antebellum South In Works By James Mcbride Through The Use Of Free Indirect Discourse, Janel L. Holmes
Theses and Dissertations
This thesis examines the use of interior narrative techniques such as free indirect discourse and internal monologue in two of James McBride’s neo-slave narratives, Song Yet Sung (2008) and The Good Lord Bird (2013). Very limited critical attention has been given to these neo-slave narratives that illustrate McBrides attention to characterization and focalized narration. In these narratives McBride builds upon the revelations he explores in his bestselling memoir, The Color of Water (1996, 2006), where he learns to disassociate race and character. What he discovers about not only his mother, but also himself, inspires his re-imagination of the people who …
To Receive My Services You Must Be Dying And Alone, Kathryn Kruse
Aug 2011
To Receive My Services You Must Be Dying And Alone, Kathryn Kruse
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
Following is a collection of short fiction. The work comes out of the tradition of realism with influences from surrealism and the gothic grotesque.
While most of the work of creation centered around character and voice, several themes emerge in the final product. Death and its perception in American society play central roles in many pieces. Also, the collection explores the experience of intimacy in many types of interpersonal relationships. Several of the pieces focus on the effects environment and location have on individuals and how change of location impacts a character. In conjunction with these many themes, obsession as …
The Messenger, Vol. 9, No. 8
May 1984
The Messenger, Vol. 9, No. 8
The Messenger (archival - 1870-)
No abstract provided.
The Messenger, Vol. 19, No. 2
Nov 1982
The Messenger, Vol. 19, No. 2
The Messenger (archival - 1870-)
No abstract provided.
The Messenger, Vol. 4, No. 4
Jan 1979
The Messenger, Vol. 4, No. 4
The Messenger (archival - 1870-)
No abstract provided.
The Messenger, Vol. 41, No. 1
Oct 1941
The Messenger, Vol. 41, No. 1
The Messenger (archival - 1870-)
No abstract provided.
The Messenger, Vol. 46, No. 3
Dec 1919
The Messenger, Vol. 46, No. 3
The Messenger (archival - 1870-)
No abstract provided.
The Messenger, Vol. 46, No. 2
Nov 1919
The Messenger, Vol. 46, No. 2
The Messenger (archival - 1870-)
No abstract provided.
The Messenger, Vol. 46, No. 1
Oct 1919
The Messenger, Vol. 46, No. 1
The Messenger (archival - 1870-)
No abstract provided.
The Messenger, Vol. 45, No. 2
Jun 1919
The Messenger, Vol. 45, No. 2
The Messenger (archival - 1870-)
No abstract provided.
The Messenger, Vol. 45, No. 1
Apr 1919
The Messenger, Vol. 45, No. 1
The Messenger (archival - 1870-)
No abstract provided.
The Messenger, Vol. 44, No. 8
May 1918
The Messenger, Vol. 44, No. 8
The Messenger (archival - 1870-)
No abstract provided.
The Messenger, Vol. 44, No. 7
Apr 1918
The Messenger, Vol. 44, No. 7
The Messenger (archival - 1870-)
No abstract provided.
The Messenger, Vol. 44, No. 6
Mar 1918
The Messenger, Vol. 44, No. 6
The Messenger (archival - 1870-)
No abstract provided.
The Messenger, Vol. 44, No. 5
Feb 1918
The Messenger, Vol. 44, No. 5
The Messenger (archival - 1870-)
No abstract provided.
The Messenger, Vol. 44, No. 4
Jan 1918
The Messenger, Vol. 44, No. 4
The Messenger (archival - 1870-)
No abstract provided.
The Messenger, Vol. 44, No. 3
Dec 1917
The Messenger, Vol. 44, No. 3
The Messenger (archival - 1870-)
No abstract provided.
The Messenger, Vol. 44, No. 2
Nov 1917
The Messenger, Vol. 44, No. 2
The Messenger (archival - 1870-)
No abstract provided.
The Messenger, Vol. 44, No. 1
Oct 1917
The Messenger, Vol. 44, No. 1
The Messenger (archival - 1870-)
No abstract provided.
The Messenger, Vol. 43, No. 8
May 1917
The Messenger, Vol. 43, No. 8
The Messenger (archival - 1870-)
No abstract provided.
The Messenger, Vol. 43, No. 7
Apr 1917
The Messenger, Vol. 43, No. 7
The Messenger (archival - 1870-)
No abstract provided.
The Messenger, Vol. 43, No. 6
Mar 1917
The Messenger, Vol. 43, No. 6
The Messenger (archival - 1870-)
No abstract provided.
The Messenger, Vol. 43, No. 5
Feb 1917
The Messenger, Vol. 43, No. 5
The Messenger (archival - 1870-)
No abstract provided.
The Messenger, Vol. 43, No. 4
Jan 1917
The Messenger, Vol. 43, No. 4
The Messenger (archival - 1870-)
No abstract provided.
The Messenger, Vol. 43, No. 3
Nov 1916
The Messenger, Vol. 43, No. 3
The Messenger (archival - 1870-)
No abstract provided.
The Messenger, Vol. 43, No. 2
Oct 1916
The Messenger, Vol. 43, No. 2
The Messenger (archival - 1870-)
No abstract provided.
The Messenger, Vol. 42, No. 9
Jun 1916
The Messenger, Vol. 42, No. 9
The Messenger (archival - 1870-)
No abstract provided.
The Messenger, Vol. 42, No. 8
May 1916
The Messenger, Vol. 42, No. 8
The Messenger (archival - 1870-)
No abstract provided.
