Date on Master's Thesis/Doctoral Dissertation

12-2021

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Degree Name

M.A.

Department

English

Degree Program

English, MA

Committee Chair

Griner, Paul

Committee Co-Chair (if applicable)

Lutz, Deborah

Committee Member

Lutz, Deborah

Committee Member

Gibson, John

Author's Keywords

creative; writing; fiction; comedy; thesis; queer

Notes

Creative thesis, fiction.

Abstract

This thesis is a creative writing project in prose covering the first 70 pages of a novel manuscript titled Part-time. Part-time will center around a 25-year-old medical school dropout starting a new job at a neighborhood golf clubhouse and gym. This coming-of-age narrative follows Danny as he struggles with his sexual identity, student debt, and job outlook after returning to the privileged community he grew up in. This sample will introduce the major characters, the clubhouse setting, and the forming relationship dynamics. By the end of these pages, readers will gain insight into how the part-time employees of the Longwood Clubhouse move through the entitled community and about Danny’s mental health while struggling to find love. Readers will leave Danny after he begins to recognize his queer sexuality and the dire financial situation he finds himself in while at home with his parents. Part-time’s comedic voice allows glimpses of suffering by exposing amused readers to the heavy existential questions of early adulthood.

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