American Inventions

Tokaz, Derek

doi:10.57912/23843973.v1

American Inventions

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posted on 2023-08-03, 18:24 authored by Derek Tokaz

<p>If necessity is the mother of invention, then when all necessities are removed through abundant resources and security, invention comes to a standstill. Characters struggle to invent themselves and find purpose in contemporary upper-class America, while navigating an absurdist world of wealth, corruption, and inept self-promotion.</p>

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ProQuest

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English

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http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:12477

Committee chair

David Keplinger

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Dolen Perkins-Valdez

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Creative Writing

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American University. College of Arts and Sciences

Degree level

Masters

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M.F.A. in Creative Writing, American University, 2015

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112 pages

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Electronic thesis available to American University authorized users only, per author's request.

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Thesis 10253

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99175182703604102

Submission ID

10777

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