Pilgrimage in the Modern World: Collected Stories

Author

Catherine Page Lagarde, University of Mississippi. Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College

Date of Award

2018

Document Type

Undergraduate Thesis

Department

English

First Advisor

Matt Bondurant

Relational Format

Dissertation/Thesis

Abstract

This thesis seeks to creatively explore various aspects of the modern pilgrimage in a collection of two nonfictional personal essays and one fictional short story, all of which are thematically linked. It is a study of faith, doubt, journey, and their intersection and manifestation in the modern world. It is inspired both by personal experiences as well as the works of various authors, most notably Carlos Eire, Walter Macken, Dodie Smith, Sharon Creech, Sigrid Undset, St. Thomas More, and St. Thomas Aquinas. This work seeks to give modern context and understanding to traditional understandings of pilgrimage, as described in The Catechism of the Catholic Church. Far from changing or turning away from this traditional understanding of the word, this work serves instead to uphold it within a modern context.

Recommended Citation

Lagarde, Catherine Page, "Pilgrimage in the Modern World: Collected Stories" (2018). Honors Theses. 171.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/171

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