Advisory Committee Chair
James Braziel
Advisory Committee Members
Kerry Madden
Daniel Siegel
Gale Temple
Document Type
Thesis
Date of Award
2011
Degree Name by School
Master of Arts (MA) College of Arts and Sciences
Abstract
The Cut is a novella centered on Kyle Gordon. He works as a Cutter for a government program that has been tasked with weighing one citizen against another. The dangerous rise in global temperature has unleashed a pandemic that seems unstoppable. In an attempt to preserve civilization people like Gordon are deciding who is worth saving and who isn't. Those that pass the Cut are then taken into orbit where they will stay safely out of reach from the catastrophes on Earth. Gordon's task becomes even more difficult when he realizes that one of the citizens he failed was actually a connection to his past.
Recommended Citation
Moffatt, Robert Ben Henry, "The Cut" (2011). All ETDs from UAB. 2488.
https://digitalcommons.library.uab.edu/etd-collection/2488