Date
5-22-2024
Department
College of Arts and Sciences
Degree
Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Chair
Jennifer Spiegel Bell
Keywords
Memoir, Film, Entertainment, Poetry, Prose, Narrative, Catching Faith 2, Off Rip, War of the Worlds: Extinction, Fear, Anxiety, Family, Courage
Disciplines
Creative Writing
Recommended Citation
Carr, Kasey Brianne, "Poetry as a Means of Adding Depth to Character in Memoir" (2024). Masters Theses. 1148.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/masters/1148
Abstract
The sections of this thesis proposal were written in a natural progression as the author pursued a yet-to-be-known truth she believed could be found within herself. The artist’s statement details the domino effect of questions that led her to ultimately pursuing the concept of writing a memoir. It roots the reader in the mind of the author as she establishes exactly what it is she is wanting to do with her manuscript: to finally find her place in the world. In her critical theory paper, the author investigates the best way to tell her story by studying the impact of poetry on character development. She finds that the very present essence of personhood found within Art is that which determines the reader’s connection, and thus, contributes to the overall experience of the reader. She concludes her thesis proposal with an annotated bibliography detailing relevant information regarding her research.
