Abstract
dc:description.abstractStick Shift is a novel that has undergone several rounds of significant revision. Scott, the book's main character, is a sarcastic American who travels to England to move in with an ex-girlfriend. He experiences all of the obstacles involved in moving to a new country, leaving his home, and settling down with a woman in a comic sequence told in seven chapters.The introduction to this piece outlines my history as a writer, primarily focusing on my development at MIT. The thesis project is discussed and followed from its initial seed all the way through to its current state.
Degree
thesis:*- Department dc:contributor.department
- MIT Program in Writing & Humanistic Studies.
- Grantor dc:publisher
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Year dc:date.issued
- 2004
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Authors dc:creator
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- Parness, Aaron J. (Aaron Joseph), 1981-
- MIT Program in Writing & Humanistic Studies.
- Advisor dc:contributor.advisor
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- Bill Corbett.
Subjects
dc:subject × 1Rights
dc:rights- Statement dc:rights
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- M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.
- Licence dc:rights.uri
- Language dc:language.iso
- eng
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Handle dc:identifier.uri
- http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/43165
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/43165