Sponsor
Portland State University. Department of English
First Advisor
Janice Lee
Term of Graduation
Spring 2023
Date of Publication
7-25-2023
Document Type
Closed Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) in Creative Writing
Department
English
Language
English
Subjects
Meaning (Philosophy) -- Fiction, School shootings -- Fiction, Healing -- Fiction
DOI
10.15760/etd.3585
Physical Description
1 online resource (iv, 146 pages)
Abstract
Heartbreak and Head Trauma is a novel -- a work of contemporary fiction -- set in rural Washington State, exploring themes of patriarchal, racial and physical trauma; meaning and meaninglessness; and the value of meaning as found through connection to the natural world. The narrative centers three primary characters prior to, during, and following the events of a school shooting. The form is fragmented, as is the narrative -- told from third, second, and first person points of view -- reflecting the intrinsic temporal and interpersonal delineation of traumatic experiences. The novel explores the value of meaning making through nature as a way of healing, or at least coping.
Rights
© 2023 August Joseph Amoroso
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Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/40584
Recommended Citation
Amoroso, August Joseph, "Heartbreak and Head Trauma" (2023). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 6441.
https://doi.org/10.15760/etd.3585
Comments
This thesis is only available to students, faculty and staff at PSU.