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University of Southern Mississippi

Jokes from the Gallows

Abstract

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<p>The following story and introduction focus on compassion. I explore this theme through comedy, specifically dark humor, as a way of talking about some of the darkest times a person can experience and how compassion from others can help in those moments. The main character of the story works as a “chauffer,” a grim reaper-type, escorting the recently deceased into the afterlife. In the project’s critical introduction, I discuss the authors, including J. Robert Lennon and Octavia Butler, who inspired my fiction and shaped my views on dark humor</p>

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Arts (MA)
Level thesis:degree_level
Masters Thesis
Year dc:date.available
2021

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Stricklin, Josh
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Joshua Bernstein
  • Olivia Clare Friedman
  • Eric Tribunella

Subjects

dc:subject × 7

Identifiers

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Repository record dc:identifier
https://aquila.usm.edu/masters_theses/820
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:aquila.usm.edu:masters_theses-1880

Chain of custody

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2026-07-24
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citation

Stricklin, Josh. Jokes from the Gallows. Masters Thesis thesis, 2021. https://aquila.usm.edu/masters_theses/820