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Finding Frank: and other stories
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Rodriguez, Ryan K.
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Year and Degree
2010, MFA, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Department of English.
Abstract
This thesis will contain a series of fictional stories. Best described as a “ring” of stories, each self-contained narrative will help to build upon an overarching, premise-driven structure. This overarching premise assumes that genetic manipulation of human beings has taken place since WWII. The stories all interact within this shared history and revelations of this world are slowly unfolded as the book progresses. The genetic manipulation is utilized to highlight human behavior that is “animal-like” and explores the essence of the human condition while placing characters in situations that highlight searches for identity and community. The works will concentrate on retaining elements of literary realism while introducing “fantastic” elements.
Committee
Varley O'Connor (Committee Chair)
Imad Rahman (Committee Member)
Christopher Barzak (Committee Member)
Pages
195 p.
Subject Headings
American Literature
Keywords
fiction
;
genetic manipulation
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genre hybrid
;
linked stories
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Rodriguez, R. K. (2010).
Finding Frank: and other stories
[Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1278962634
APA Style (7th edition)
Rodriguez, Ryan.
Finding Frank: and other stories.
2010. Kent State University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1278962634.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Rodriguez, Ryan. "Finding Frank: and other stories." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1278962634
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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