Advisory Committee Chair
James Braziel
Advisory Committee Members
Alison Chapman
Kerry Madden
Document Type
Thesis
Date of Award
2012
Degree Name by School
Master of Arts (MA) College of Arts and Sciences
Abstract
Lonesome and Maybe with Other Problems is a collection of short stories thematically centered on isolation and masculinity set in East Texas. These stories aim to explore the contradictory desires for social connection and unique identity. Through the use of humor and digressive narrative style, the stories capture the characters' struggles to maintain their independent identities while overcoming obstacles that keep them from ever fully participating in their families and communities. Each of these characters, though realized to the reader, must confront how they will become the men they perceive themselves to be.
Recommended Citation
Townsend, Daniel, "Lonesome and Maybe with Other Problems" (2012). All ETDs from UAB. 3164.
https://digitalcommons.library.uab.edu/etd-collection/3164