Tell the truth and then run
Tell the truth and then run
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Date
2013
Authors
Jackson, Juliet
Supervisor
Hocking, Daryl
George, James
Item type
Thesis
Degree name
Master of Creative Writing
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Publisher
Auckland University of Technology
Abstract
The novel, Lifting the Mask, explores the long term effects of trauma on the individual. It is largely a character study but also investigates the complexity of family dynamics. It is also about the healing aspects of creativity; yet reveals its limitations. The accompanying exegesis contextualizes the work within a contemporary literary framework. The use of an unreliable narrator is an important component of the novel, and the exegesis discusses this, in relation to other literature and post-modern theories about the unreliable nature truth. [Note: The novel "Lifting the Mask" is available only in hard bound copy together with the exegesis]
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Keywords
Fiction , Postmodern , Narrative , Reality , Foucault , Trauma