Abstract
dc:description.abstractThis thesis is comprised of the first three chapters of a novel-in-progress, entitled Bomb, which is a work of literary fiction focused on two characters who have set out on a road race in a "cursed” automobile. The purpose of this thesis is to explore the concept of the picaresque novel using modern concerns and fears – holding closely to the established traditions of this lineage, but updating the subject matter in an attempt to move from satire to something truly unnerving. This novel borrows from several real-world events (such as the circumstances of James Dean's death, and the cult-favorite "BABE” race), yet focuses on two fictional characters, James Weeks and actor Alexander Bruce, whose relationship may be seen as the heir-apparent to that of Sancho Panza and Don Quixote.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Master of Arts in English
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Masters
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- English
- Year
- 2010
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Bogart, Benjamin None
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Richard Neumann
Subjects
dc:subject × 6Rights
dc:rights- Statement dc:rights
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- © Benjamin None Bogart
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Repository record dc:identifier
- https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/theses/1111
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:bearworks.missouristate.edu:theses-2112