Date of Award
5-1-2018
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Abstract
The stories in Plastic Alaska depict characters losing--often literally--their own identities. Whether it be a young boy who believes that an Alaskan theme park ride transformed him into a different person, or a woman who finds herself compulsively imagining murdering her husband after watching a Terrence Malick film, or a desperate man who assumes the identity of his former best friend so he can get a job on a reality TV show, these characters find themselves thrown--sometimes reluctantly, sometimes willingly--into situations where they must leave their former selves behind just to survive the unwelcome intrusions of an absurd, demanding reality. Plastic Alaska shows--in worlds that range from the real to the fantastical--the dread, uneasiness, and occasional joy that accompanies metamorphosis.
Recommended Citation
Namey, Jason, "Plastic Alaska" (2018). Creative Writing. 67.
https://scholarworks.alaska.edu/uaf_grad_crwriting/67
Handle
http://hdl.handle.net/11122/8733