Title
Always a Sentinel
Date of Award
3-17-2010
Document Type
Undergraduate Capstone Project
Degree Name
Master of Liberal Studies
Organizational Unit
University College, Arts and Culture Management
Disciplines
Liberal Studies
First Advisor
Jennifer Itell
Keywords
Disorder, Family, Hernandez, Hero, Journey, Post-traumatic, Stress, Veteran, Vietnam
Abstract
Always a Sentinel consists of a short story and two poems introduced by a reflective essay. The story and poems are about a son maturing in the shadow of a war-torn father suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD); they explore the themes of conquering fear through love and embarking on a voyage of personal transformation during a trip to Vietnam. The reflective essay is an analysis of the process I engaged in to educate myself about PTSD, which currently affects my own father, and how I applied the narrative structure known as the Hero's Journey, a sequence of myth-inspired storytelling paradigms, in a fictional short story to reflect a son's quest to cope with his father's illness.
Publication Statement
Copyright is held by the author. Permanently suppressed.
Recommended Citation
Hernandez, Brian, "Always a Sentinel" (2010). University College: Arts and Culture Management Capstones. 33.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/ucol_mals/33