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A Last Resort For Desperate People

Abstract

dc:description.abstract

The stories in this collection are largely centered around individuals who have or on the brink of mistakes (or what they perceive as mistakes). These characters navigate their respective worlds with a combination of cynicism and vulnerability that often forces them to reexamine their relationships with family members, friends, and lovers. I am interested in how humor can potentially steer a narrative in unforeseeable directions while exposing to the reader truths about the characters that they themselves might not realize.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Fine Arts
Level thesis:degree_level
masters
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Creative Writing
Department dc:contributor.department
English
Grantor dc:publisher
Virginia Tech
Year dc:date.issued
2009

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • Griffin, Jeremy
Chair dc:contributor.committeechair
  • Falco, Edward C.
Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember
  • Mann, Jeffrey A.
  • Roy, Lucinda H.

Subjects

dc:subject × 4

Rights

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Statement dc:rights
  • In Copyright

Identifiers

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Dc Identifier Other
etd-04212009-142411
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/42170

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citation

Griffin, Jeremy. A Last Resort For Desperate People. masters thesis, Virginia Tech, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/42170