MERMAID RUMSPRINGA
Date Available
4-9-2021
Year of Publication
2019
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Document Type
Master's Thesis
College
Arts and Sciences
Department/School/Program
English
First Advisor
Hannah Pittard
Abstract
Mermaid Rumspringa is a short story collection that focuses primarily on female protagonists at different stages in their lives. It is an exploration into the effects society has on young people, the way in which mental health issues manifest in young minds, and the way the people who are closest to the individuals dealing with these issues try to adapt and understand them, and in some cases, completely ignore them. This collection utilizes magical elements to try and soften the blow of the serious issues that are being explored both internally and externally within each of the individual stories. These stories present as allegories, as well as classic story tropes with intricate twists and subversions, to make the readers uncomfortable within their comfort zones. As a whole, these stories fit in nicely within the speculative fiction spectrum, and they draw the attention of the average millennial.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.13023/etd.2019.095
Recommended Citation
Sarratt, Taylor, "MERMAID RUMSPRINGA" (2019). Theses and Dissertations--English. 87.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/english_etds/87
