Graduate Program
English
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Semester of Degree Completion
2005
Thesis Director
John Kilgore
Thesis Committee Member
Randall Beebe
Thesis Committee Member
Robin Murray
Abstract
The Fool is a detective story written in the vein of the crime fiction of the thirties, forties, and fifties. It is a work that simultaneously pays homage to its influences while giving a postmodern update to the genre conventions in an attempt to bring validity to an all-too-often disregarded form of fiction. The story has been written in a minimalist style so that the reader might engage the story on a much more primal level than traditional genre fiction.
This thesis includes the first two chapters of The Fool, along with an outline for the final chapter. A critical Afterword explaining my thoughts regarding the creative process and a short list of works for further reading follow the story.
Recommended Citation
Cook, Jonathan M., "The Fool" (2005). Masters Theses. 960.
https://thekeep.eiu.edu/theses/960
