Honors Program Theses

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Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)

First Advisor

Jim O’Loughlin

Keywords

Fantasy fiction; Country life--Fiction; Iowa--Fiction;

Abstract

An Hour and a Half from Nowhere is a collection of fantasy short stories set in and around a fictional Iowa town called Elder Grove. The fantastical element within these stories purposely reflects essential elements of Iowa life. Some of these elements are more physical, like the weather or the corn in the fields. Others, however, focus on the more insubstantial aspects of Iowa, like family and a close-knit community. By taking these fundamental pieces of being Iowan and turning them into something magical, I am able to exaggerate the good and bad parts of them, and thus raise questions about what being Iowan really means.

Year of Submission

2021

Department

Department of Languages and Literatures

University Honors Designation

A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the designation University Honors

Date Original

12-2021

Object Description

1 PDF file (47 pages)

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

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