Abstract
dc:description.abstract<p>The following creative writing thesis, <em>A Collection of Misfits</em>, includes a critically informed introduction which places my works of fiction within the larger conversation of contemporary fiction. These short stories explore numerous ways in which characters fail to connect to the world around them. Characters falter with relationships, religion, and fitting in. The collection also explores how the use of humor works to bridge the fissure that can form around a character who fails to connect–creating a personal connection between reader and character. Taken in sum, these stories indicate that we, as humans, have a binding thread that intertwines us together, no matter how isolated we might feel.</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
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Gates, Kayla
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Olivia Claire
- Joshua Bernstein
- Monika Gehlawat
Subjects
dc:subject × 5Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Repository record dc:identifier
- https://aquila.usm.edu/masters_theses/829
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:aquila.usm.edu:masters_theses-1890