Document Type
Thesis
Degree
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Major/Program
Creative Writing
First Advisor's Name
Les Standiford
First Advisor's Committee Title
Committee Chair
Second Advisor's Name
John Dufresne
Third Advisor's Name
Kathleen McCormack
Date of Defense
3-13-2008
Abstract
THE FULLNESS OF TIME is a novel about the quest for identity that transcends the limitations of moral duty, social status, and cultural conventions. Set in Tarpon Springs, Florida, in 1969, it is the story of Victor Lucas, a young Greek immigrant forced to go to war in Vietnam in another man's place in order to save the woman he loves. He must survive the war to return and reclaim his love and his rightful place in society.
Based on the archetypal hero's quest as articulated by Joseph Campbell, the narrative is told from the limited third-person perspective of the main character. Though the journey is particular to Tarpon Springs in the 1960s, it echoes the human struggle and triumph in the wanderings of Ulysses. The novel's influences include Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge, but is also thematically related to contemporary works exploring cultural turbulence and upheaval.
Identifier
FI13101587
Recommended Citation
Allen, Kevin, "The Fullness of time" (2008). FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1096.
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/1096
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