Theses and Dissertations
Date of Award
5-2017
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
Creative Writing
First Advisor
Dr. Eric Miles Williamson
Second Advisor
Dr. Joseph D. Haske
Third Advisor
Dr. Shawn Thompson
Abstract
Safe Passage is a novel detailing life in the RGV. The novel is a bildungsroman that follows a group of friends and their experiences in the RGV. The novel sheds light on a region that is rarely examined, and uses flashbacks and flash forwards to show what it is like to age in the RGV.
The novel deals with life growing up near the Texas/Mexico border and relates experiences from the group of friends mentioned in the previous paragraph. The novel describes political and police corruption, drug and alcohol abuse, poverty, and assimilation along the Rio Grande Border. The novel is written in a gritty, realistic style that details life among the marginalized in the region. I write against the injustices seen in the RGV, and also about the honor and dignity that can be found among even the most desperate of circumstances. With this novel, I intend to offer a glimmer of hope to those who feel they have been left without a voice. I want to shed light on issues usually marginalized or ignored outright from the national and state media.
That said this is a novel that is not didactic in any sense. I present life in the RGV as I’ve experienced it. I’m not pulling any punches.
Recommended Citation
Molina, John, "Safe Passage" (2017). Theses and Dissertations. 328.
https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/etd/328
Comments
Copyright 2017 John Molina. All Rights Reserved.
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