Brave Brave Men
Document Type
Thesis
Degree
Master of Fine Arts
Major
Creative Writing
Date of Defense
3-22-2013
Graduate Advisor
John Dalton, MFA
Committee
Mary Troy
Joseph Caroll
Abstract
Brave Brave Men is a collection of short fiction exploring the emotional walls of masculinity. The tone is intended to instill slight discomfort, to push the reader. The mixture of realism and fantastical elements aims at a sense of childlike uncertainty. This uncertainty, coupled with the tone works to establish a quiet frustration, and a sense of isolation.
Note: This thesis is under a author requested embargo until 2213, after which it will become available in accordance with end of expected copyright protection. This embargo year is intentional and not an error.
Recommended Citation
Trattles, Ryan, "Brave Brave Men" (2013). Theses. 84.
https://irl.umsl.edu/thesis/84