First Advisor

Gabriel Urza

Date of Publication

Winter 3-13-2018

Document Type

Closed Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) in Creative Writing

Department

English

Language

English

Subjects

Interpersonal relations -- Fiction, Families -- Fiction

DOI

10.15760/etd.6236

Physical Description

1 online resource (ii, 90 pages)

Abstract

This novella focuses on the lives of Walter, his mother Sabine, and his would-be love Bernadette. Walter is an awkward, unemployed thirty-year-old that still lives at home with his mother pressed into the pursuit of love by an obsession with romance novels. Walter is an outstanding cook and dishwasher but has no other notable talents. He eventually finds a job and manages to lose his virginity but changes little otherwise. The narrative is interested in the failures of family, love, and traditional societal expectations. It is interested in seeing and being seen. It is interested in a path around the conventional plot arc. Walter's Rules for Getting By wishes to disrupt the expected and the roles we often feel forced into.

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Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/25508

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