The running of bulls
Document Type
Thesis
Degree
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Major/Program
Creative Writing
First Advisor's Name
Dan Wakefield
First Advisor's Committee Title
Committee Chair
Second Advisor's Name
James W. Hall
Third Advisor's Name
Maneck Daruwala
Date of Defense
2-21-2008
Abstract
THE RUNNING OF BULLS is a collection of short fiction. The book has seven tales, each of which explores the passions that bind, and sometimes, separate men. The stories question the roles of men as they try to reconcile masculine values such as honor, courage, and friendship, in a world where traditional social prerogatives sometimes clash with the contemporary evolution of the culture.
The characters range from a young boy lured into his first sexual experience in the story "Maria," to an aging matador seeking vengeance on his protege in "The Running of Bulls," and a drug-dependant police officer on a quest for salvation in "Esperanza."
The plots are linear, told in lyrical prose, reminiscent of Cormac McCarthy's in All the Pretty Horses, his novel of a young man coming of age. The theme of men being tested, both emotionally and physically, is central to the core of the book.
Identifier
FI15101337
Recommended Citation
Fallad, Jose Luciano, "The running of bulls" (2008). FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 3163.
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/3163
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