Document Type
Thesis
Degree
Master of Fine Arts
Major
Creative Writing
Date of Defense
4-29-2020
Graduate Advisor
Shane Seely
Committee
John Dalton
Benjamin Torbert
Niara Jackson
Abstract
“The Fourth Wall” is the beginning of a fiction novel set in the comedy scene in Lincoln, NE during the #MeToo movement. The story follows a young female comedian in the scene, Kara, from the perspectives of several significant people in her life. Though the novel never inhabits Kara’s perspective directly, it seeks to give readers an intimate look at the difficulty she faces as she tries to navigate the male-dominated world of stand-up comedy during a time when the community is being forced to confront its troubling history of sweeping reports of sexual violence under the rug.
Recommended Citation
Dougherty, Serenity, "The Fourth Wall" (2020). Theses. 390.
https://irl.umsl.edu/thesis/390