Honors Theses
Date of Award
Spring 5-11-2024
Document Type
Undergraduate Thesis
Department
Liberal Studies
First Advisor
Tom Franklin
Second Advisor
Matt Bondurant
Third Advisor
Molly Pasco-Pranger
Relational Format
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
This thesis is a collection of short fiction stories written by myself over the course of my final three semesters before graduation. Four are short stories, while one is novella length. I went into this project intending to write as diverse a collection as I could manage, while still maintaining a consistent theme or set of themes throughout the collection. The stories are connected by themes of sudden and unfortunate realizations of unspoken truth, religion, and the ways in which religious trauma can affect different people. The stories range in tone, with one comedy, one horror, one criminal drama, and two general dramas, not in that order. Each story, save for one, is wholly original in content from each other. Only the penultimate and ultimate stories are linked in any way beyond theme. I wrote these stories using lessons and experience gained from numerous workshops and classes during my time at the university, including but not limited to short fiction workshops led by Professor Tom Franklin, a screenwriting class led by Chris Offutt, and a nature writing class led by Professor Aimee Nezhukumatathil.
Recommended Citation
Eno, Jack, "Labyrinth And Other Rude Awakenings" (2024). Honors Theses. 3085.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/3085
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