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Brigham Young University - Provo

Saturday Nights Alone

Abstract

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This novel blends first-person narrative prose with conventions of screenwriting to create a voice consistent with its main character, Rick Morgan, who's trying to escape his life as a real estate agent by becoming a screenwriter. As Rick struggles to write a new screenplay he finds it difficult to divorce his creative mind from the troubles of his personal life. As a result his preoccupations with destroying his boss and taking back the girl the boss stole from him, work their way into Rick's new project. The motif of art imitating life imitating art forces Rick to question long held beliefs on business, women, and the creative process as he realizes that life is not like the movies even though the movies are often like life.

Degree

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Name thesis:degree_name
MA
Grantor dc:publisher
Brigham Young University - Provo

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Roberts, Daniel C.

Subjects

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Rights

Language dc:language
English

Identifiers

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Repository record dc:identifier
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/600
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:scholarsarchive.byu.edu:etd-1599

Chain of custody

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Brigham Young University
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Last updated
2026-07-24
Source record
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citation

Roberts, Daniel C.. Saturday Nights Alone. Brigham Young University - Provo, https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/600