Time as it passed , 2019

Item — Call Number: MU Thesis O'Ne

Identifier: b7929302

Staff Only

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.

From the Collection:

Students become eligible to pursue the Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) degree if they have obtained a Master of Arts (M.A.) in English from Monmouth University and demonstrate a proficiency for creative writing through a thesis or equivalent work.

From the Collection:

After completing their 30-credit M.A. in English with a Creative Writing concentration, Monmouth’s M.F.A. students take an additional 18 credits of intensive creative writing study that includes the completion of a book-length Creative Thesis.

From the Collection:

During the fall 2022 semester (in instances where the requisite waivers were received from consenting student authors), the Monmouth University Library, together with the University's Graduate School and Wayne D. McMurray School of Humanities and Social Sciences, began providing open access to select full-text digital versions of current theses and dissertations through links to the ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global website in the Library's Online Public Access Catalog. Links to these open access digital publications can also be found in the "External Documents" section under any conforming titles that are listed among the holdings itemized in the collection inventory for this finding aid.

Dates

Creation: 2019

Creator

O'Neill, Patrick T. (Patrick Thomas) (1992- ) (Author, Person)
Graedon, Alena (Thesis advisor, Person)
Gilvarry, Alex (1981- ) (Thesis advisor, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use. Access is by appointment only.

Access to the collection is confined to the Monmouth University Library and is subject to patron policies approved by the Monmouth University Library.

Collection holdings may not be borrowed through interlibrary loan.

Research appointments are scheduled by the Monmouth University Library Archives Collections Manager (723-923-4526). A minimum of three days advance notice is required to arrange a research appointment for access to the collection.

Patrons must complete a Researcher Registration Form and provide appropriate identification to gain access to the collection holdings. Copies of these documents will be kept on file at the Monmouth University Library.

Extent

1 Items (print book) : 88 pages ; 8.5 x 11.0 inches (28 cm)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Introduction [excerpt]

My thesis constitutes part one of a novel set in New Jersey in the year 2008. It is a work of literary realism, yet the narrator's overactive imagination adds an element of absurdist comedy and dream logic.

The story is narrated by Amelia, an abrasive woman in her sixties suffering from substance abuse brought on by the loss of both her son and husband. When a representative of the bank that controls the mortgage to her house shows up on her doorstep one morning to inform her that it is being foreclosed--and that Amelia will soon be evicted--she must try to make amends with the only person in her life who can help her: her estranged daughter, Zoë, with whom she has not spoken to in years. The story evaluates the pains of a troubled past, parenthood, and the struggle to forgive and be forgiven.