The Exegesis "Walking Long Enough" discusses the influences having an impact on my thesis, the novel, Primrose Moore’s Legacy, submitted for the degree of Master of Creative Writing.

Primrose Moore’s Legacy is a young adult novel, aimed at the emerging adult. I discuss the genre of Young Adult Fiction and its limitations regarding the interests and psychosocial challenges of emerging adults, today’s Generation Y. The exegesis describes the relationship of these elements to the text. 

A theme in the novel is the pursuit of happiness, and its relationship to external tangible possessions and internal elements of well-being. The exegesis examines how the study of happiness and positive psychology provide a theoretical background for the novel.

My background in psychiatry influenced the creation of the characters in the novel. I discuss the various models I considered, and how I used these in the text. Finally, I examine how the characters are revealed in the text of the novel and the literary principles used in the writing of the novel.