Fragments of Joshua

<p><i>Fragments of Joshua</i> is a novel which explores the emotions of disillusionment and displacement ("fragmentation") within the general "nomadic" quality of modern life. The story of the protagonist, Joshua Celeste - loner, artist, traveler - is told by way of snippets from emails, letters, recordings, poems and reminiscences. In the end, Joshua becomes a sort of "exact" metaphor, in the way that the World Trade Center's literal fall was interpreted by some as the metaphoric "fall" of the American empire, when he becomes a "fragment" himself. Narrator Krip Kovacs tells the story by way of Josh's notebooks, letters to and from friends and family, and his own reflections. Krip also includes into the story the uncompleted autobiography of Josh's brother, Alfred " Doc" Celeste, which constitutes yet another "fragment" of his friend's life. Krip realizes that he alone is most capable of piecing together a "portrait" so to speak of Josh's life. He is motivated to do so by love for his friend, but also by a sense guilt: Krip believes that certain events point to his negligence in regard to their friendship. He decides to gather together all the "fragments"( letters, poems, emails, diary entries, funny stories, etc.) of this man's life that he can so that he can try to understand its "meaning". Along the way he explores the lives of those closest to Josh-- and his own. </p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Fine Arts (MFA)

Level thesis:degree_level

Master's

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

English and Theatre

Grantor dc:publisher

Eastern Kentucky University

Year

2014

Author dc:creator

• Lewis, Bruce Chandler

• Fiction

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2014 Bruce Chandler Lewis

Repository record dc:identifier

https://encompass.eku.edu/etd/287

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:encompass.eku.edu:etd-1285