A Novel: and in the waiting you become
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Date
2011
Disciplines
Arts and Humanities | English Language and Literature
Advisor
Michael Opitz, English
Abstract
On the twentieth anniversary of her mother's death, waitress Bekka begins to write again. Over the course of one year, she creates a collection of autobiographic vignettes by observing people around her and reluctantly examining her own history. On the periphery of her life and included as a character in her narrative is belligerent author and frequent customer Alexander Thad. Because the two are drawn together by their similarities and a mutual dislike for one another, Bekka is compelled to give her work to Thad. He begins to comment critically on her writing, but his notes quickly become a journey of begrudging self-examination. Their interdependent first-person stories are presented in a creative format to emphasize the manner in which each writes.
Recommended Citation
Boehm, Katherine, "A Novel: and in the waiting you become" (2011). Honors Theses, 1963-2015. 146.
https://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/honors_theses/146