Date of Graduation

5-2012

Document Type

UAF Access Only - Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (MFA)

Degree Level

Graduate

Department

English

Advisor/Mentor

Hays, Donald

Committee Member

Heffernan, Michael J.

Second Committee Member

Brock, Geoffrey A.

Keywords

Fiction; Original writing; Short stories

Abstract

This thesis is a collection of eight stories. Some of the stories explore themes of Social pressures, sexuality, ambition, and love and marriage. Many characters in these stories are struggling through their 20's, caught in living situations, relationships, and careers causing them restlessness and unhappiness. They are forced to make difficult choices in order to change the set course of their lives.

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