Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of theses written by students enrolled in the Monmouth University graduate English program. The holdings are primarily bound print documents that were submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for the Master of Arts or Master of Fine Arts degrees.Students become eligible to pursue the Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) degree if they have obtained a Master of Arts...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of theses written by students enrolled in the Monmouth University graduate English program. The holdings are primarily bound print documents that were submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for the Master of Arts or Master of Fine Arts degrees.Students become eligible to pursue the Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) degree if they have obtained a Master of Arts...

Overview [excerpts] The story of Monster City began back in 2011. I had originally begun it as a side project based on a simple gimmick, "What if monsters existed and lived together with humans?"... The titular Monster City was influenced both by New York City and Tokyo in terms of structure and landmarks.... Monster City started off geared towards a younger audience, but thanks to the Trump election I had a change of heart and decided to rework it to appeal to a slightly older crowd .......

Thesis Introduction [excerpts] The six short essays of "Taking Care" explore the power of family dynamics through the life events of one young woman in her twenties. Each essay exposes a different fact of the accidental but palpable effects families have on each other. Through Lisa's experiences, readers endure the transformation from the snarky, silent teenager to the nurturing adult. Since much of the work focuses on the alcoholism of the mother character, my consultation of research sources and other...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of theses written by students enrolled in the Monmouth University graduate English program. The holdings are primarily bound print documents that were submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for the Master of Arts or Master of Fine Arts degrees.Students become eligible to pursue the Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) degree if they have obtained a Master of Arts...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of theses written by students enrolled in the Monmouth University graduate English program. The holdings are primarily bound print documents that were submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for the Master of Arts or Master of Fine Arts degrees.Students become eligible to pursue the Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) degree if they have obtained a Master of Arts...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of theses written by students enrolled in the Monmouth University graduate English program. The holdings are primarily bound print documents that were submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for the Master of Arts or Master of Fine Arts degrees.Students become eligible to pursue the Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) degree if they have obtained a Master of Arts...

Introduction [excerpt] "The Measure of a Moment" is the story of Cassandra Harrison, a middle-aged woman who returns to her childhood home in Redding, Massachusetts in 2018, following her mother's death. Years have passed since Cassandra has been home and she is no longer the same woman she was when she left. The visit triggers many memories, forcing Cassadra to confront unresolved issues from her family's past. Narrated in close third person from Cassandra's point-of-view, there are occasional dips...

Introduction [excerpt] Waiting for the Sun is the beginning eighty-eight pages of a novel that follows protagonists Greg Meller and Rose Wiseman as they attend Sarasota College in Sarasota, Florida. Greg, who plays baseball on full scholarship at Sarasota, is hoplessly far from his New Jersey home and popular high school persona. Throughout the novel's course, he must learn to cope with this newfound alienation and the reckoning of his own identity that ensues. Later on, these...