First Advisor
J.J. Vazquez
Date of Award
Spring 5-23-2024
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Film and University Honors
Department
Film
Language
English
DOI
10.15760/honors.1543
Abstract
Something that I struggle with when engaged in creative writing, just as every other writer has struggled with the same issue, is how my stories differ from those written before. It's difficult to create something that is entirely new, because, as artists, we always fall back on what we know has worked in the past. This uncertainty of unique creativity is what my thesis stems from. I am in the process of writing a fantasy script, but I struggle with originality. I can't help but compare my fantasy story to the fantasy stories of the past. I want to be unique, but how can I subvert expectation, contradict the norm, and circumvent unoriginality? The more I thought about it, the more I believed that I, as a writer, cannot.
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/42143
Recommended Citation
Odom, AJ, "'To Surpass Convention' (2024): An Analysis of Conventional Fantasy and How My Story Can Go Beyond" (2024). University Honors Theses. Paper 1511.
https://doi.org/10.15760/honors.1543