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dc.contributor.authorGiese, Allison
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-29T19:48:19Z
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-04T15:40:58Z
dc.date.available2018-05-29T19:48:19Z
dc.date.available2020-08-04T15:40:58Z
dc.date.issued2018-05
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12648/1412
dc.description.abstractLiving Strange is about a young webcomic artist, Aaron Bateson, as he survives a suicide attempt and must begin the arduous process of recovery. However, a muddled and strained family situation, along with the fact that he’s begun to see his dead ex-boyfriend’s ghost, is making it even harder. Living Strange is a story about healing and reclamation. Structurally speaking, it’s a coming-of-age story, filled with phantoms of the past. Mental illness, specifically chronic depression and anxiety, feature prominently in the story and how they color the voice of the protagonist. Additionally, persona narration and free indirect style are used to show how Aaron’s mental illnesses affect his consciousness and how he tells his story. Parallels are drawn between the protagonist and the late Dmitri through specific and controlled encounters, as Dmitri was never able to seek help for his depression. At its heart, this novel is a character study about how we heal when things go wrong, and when we’re at our rawest and most vulnerable.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/*
dc.subjectEnglishen_US
dc.subjectCreative writingen_US
dc.subjectYoung adultsen_US
dc.subjectDepressionen_US
dc.subjectAnxietyen_US
dc.subjectLGBTQ+en_US
dc.subjectMagical realismen_US
dc.subjectGhostsen_US
dc.subjectArtistsen_US
dc.subjectArten_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::HUMANITIES and RELIGION::Aesthetic subjects::Literatureen_US
dc.titleLiving Strange, a novelen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
refterms.dateFOA2020-08-04T15:40:58Z
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