Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA
Date of Award
12-2011
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
Creative Writing
First Advisor
Dr. Jose Skinner
Second Advisor
Dr. Jean Braithwaite
Third Advisor
Dr. Colin Charlton
Abstract
In the critical introduction to my thesis, I explore how the progression of my creative work straddled the gap between fiction and nonfiction and how, in trying to make the creative work a combination of both, I failed to make it work as successfully as I could have as a narrative. I then segue into my research on Joseph Campbell’s monomyth and how it has even affected narratives focusing on teachers. I then explain how elements present in my work coincide with aspects of the monomyth. Because of the prevalence of the monomyth in American pop culture, I make an effort to explain why it is necessary then to “pervert” or “corrupt” the aspects of the monomyth that coincide with my work so that I may avoid the common tropes and clichés inherent in narratives that find some basis in the said monomyth.
Granting Institution
University of Texas-Pan American
Comments
Copyright 2011 Daniel Sanchez. All Rights Reserved.
In the critical intro of my thesis, I explore how the progression of my creative work straddled the gap between fiction and nonfiction and how, in trying to make the creative work a combination of both, I failed to make it work as successfully as I could have as a narrative. I then segue into my research on Joseph Campbell's monomyth and how it has even affected narratives focusing on teachers. I then explain how elements present in my work coincide with aspects of the monomyth. Because of the prevalence of the monomyth in American pop culture, I make an effort to explain why it is necessary then to "pervert" or "corrupt" the aspects of the monomyth that coincide with my work so that I may avoid the common tropes and clichés inherent in narratives that find some basis in the said monomyth.