Lot 17 and Other Stories
type: CreativeWork
description: This thesis is comprised of five compositions, which is a collection of literary fiction that explores the form of the short story. The purpose of this thesis is to demonstrate various methods of storytelling, exploring magical realism in "The Floating,” absurdism in "Lot 17,” realism in "Fatness”, southern gothic in "Pidgin”. The story "Dancing Boy at the Intersection” experiments in form and point of view. Combined, these stories offer various ways for readers to participate in short fiction.
abstract: This thesis is comprised of five compositions, which is a collection of literary fiction that explores the form of the short story. The purpose of this thesis is to demonstrate various methods of storytelling, exploring magical realism in "The Floating,” absurdism in "Lot 17,” realism in "Fatness”, southern gothic in "Pidgin”. The story "Dancing Boy at the Intersection” experiments in form and point of view. Combined, these stories offer various ways for readers to participate in short fiction.
author: Lucido, Joseph C.
keywords: short stories, literary fiction, gothic, magical realism, absurdism, English Language and Literature
date published: 2013-05-01T07:00:00Z
date modified: 2026-07-24T03:16:11Z
provider: Missouri State University
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: Missouri State University