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University of New Orleans

Claiming Iris

Abstract

dc:description.abstract

Iris Fitzgerald struggles to make it day to day after she is raped and stabbed while out on an early morning run. Her story is told through her relationships, not only with her new, scared self, but also with her overbearing mother, her best friend, her rescuer and her antagonistic roommate. She has just moved to a strange city and still has not found a job. So, she has the overwhelming stress of the attack to contend with and the added pressure of running quickly out of money in the expensive city of San Francisco. She uses her painkillers as an escape from her stab wound as well as her emotional pain. Claiming Iris is about self-preservation, relationships, addiction and continuing on with life.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
M.F.A.
Level thesis:degree_level
Thesis
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Film, Theatre, and Communication Arts
Year
2008

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • Lenz, Dawn
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Boyden, Joseph
  • Boyden, Amanda
  • Lavender, William

Subjects

dc:subject × 7

Identifiers

dc:identifier.*
Repository record dc:identifier
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/657
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:scholarworks.uno.edu:td-1657

Chain of custody

source
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University of New Orleans
Base URL
scholarworks.uno.edu/do/oai/
Last updated
2026-07-24
Source record
OAI-PMH GetRecord
citation

Lenz, Dawn. Claiming Iris. Thesis thesis, 2008. https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/657