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University of New Orleans

Hitchhiking Through the Fire

Abstract

dc:description.abstract

Ten years after the outbreak of an aggressive, fast-acting virus that kills then reanimates those infected, the world has become a bleak, hostile place. Water and food are scarce, valuable commodities, and survivors cluster together for safety in isolated enclaves where life is cheap and debauchery is king. In the middle of this grim hell-on-earth, Huxley, a young boy, lives with his idealistic father. When the father is killed, Huxley falls in with Bracken, a rugged gun-forhire, a desperado in every sense of the word. Against his instincts, Bracken is compelled to deliver Huxley to safety, all the while being pursued by a ruthless warlord of the wasteland. Through their association, Bracken discovers that he still has the capacity for feeling, emotion, and empathy, something he thought long dead.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
M.F.A.
Level thesis:degree_level
Thesis
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Film, Theatre, and Communication Arts
Year
2011

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • McKnight, Brent
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Lavender, William
  • Braver, Adam
  • Church, Steven

Subjects

dc:subject × 6

Identifiers

dc:identifier.*
Repository record dc:identifier
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1329
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:scholarworks.uno.edu:td-2313

Chain of custody

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Last updated
2026-07-24
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citation

McKnight, Brent. Hitchhiking Through the Fire. Thesis thesis, 2011. https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1329