Dissertations and Theses @ UNI
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Keywords
Interpersonal relations--Fiction; Interpersonal relations; Fiction;
Abstract
Hazards is a collection of seven stories that looks into the mystery of relationships in which emotions are discovered, but in the end, never fully realized. Often through a series of flashbacks triggered by a singe event, these characters collide and struggle with the boundaries between love and friendship. Occupying various point of views that span gender and sexual preference, these narrators often fall into situations too complicated for blame with feelings too new and sincere to be cautious. By not always passing judgement on other characters, these sensitive individuals tend to leave themselves exposed to harsh realities, sometimes arresting their sensibility to act, but not their ability to feel and learn. In not thinking before they act, or by analyzing too much, people often create hazardous circumstances for themselves. Some rush into situations not properly thought out or explored, placing themselves in precarious positions that are eventually dangerous. Others linger too long on a shared emotion, a friendship that is too close to be tested. In the conclusion of each story, a kind of circularity is formed where the end frequently leads the reader back to the beginning. This structure is usually reinforced through a rhyming action, an altered repetition of a particular symbolic image, theme, or action. The story's end places the character in a similar situation as before, but its significance has been transformed. Through the character's journey, the circumstance now can be interpreted from a different angle, enlightening the narrator's perception of the truth. Although these endings often leave the reader with a particular uncertainty about the character's future, there is constantly an assured hopefulness within the ambiguity, a vague optimism just over the horizon, just out of reach of the narrator, and the reader. Though these narratives are always initiated with the best intentions, all of these characters soon discover that people are not always what they first seem, and that with love and a little understanding, things are continuously open to change.
Year of Submission
2002
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Department of English Language and Literature
First Advisor
Grant Tracey
Second Advisor
Vince Gotera
Third Advisor
Julie Husband
Date Original
2002
Object Description
1 PDF file (11 leaves)
Copyright
©2002 Marc Dickinson
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Dickinson, Marc, "Hazards" (2002). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 2486.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/2486
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