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The Hostess

The following is a critical preface and portion of a novel-in-progress produced during my master's program in creative writing at the University of North Texas. The preface analyzes the way time and point of view work together to create or determine structure in fiction, as well as provide added meaning. In order to explore these topics I focus on two novels, Joan Didion’s Play It as It Lays and Jennifer Egan’s A Visit from the Goon Squad, and speak to how these elements have influenced my own writing style in The Hostess. The Hostess is a story about a group of twenty-something’s working together in a restaurant located in a Mid-West, college town, told from multiple character perspectives, as they struggle to choose between pursuing their passions and creating stability in their lives.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc149674
Date08 1900
CreatorsTomberlin, Jessica
ContributorsTait, John, 1969-, Friedman, Bonnie, Spencer, Sandra
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
FormatText
RightsPublic, Tomberlin, Jessica, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved.

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