Title
Grandma's Funeral and Writing a Short Story
Date of Award
3-16-2011
Document Type
Undergraduate Capstone Project
Degree Name
Master of Liberal Studies
Organizational Unit
University College, Arts and Culture Management
Disciplines
Arts and Culture
First Advisor
Michael Henry
Keywords
Comedy, Emotional balance, Factors influencing social behavior, Fiction, Humor, Short story, Decision making process, Value of humor
Abstract
Grandma's Funeral follows Mary-Jane's journey through the evolution of emotional uncertainty while attending her grandmother's funeral. It explores humor in the context of loss through the dramatic pull between the tragedy of the setting and the character's humor. Mary-Jane's story gives insight into the way humor is intertwined with other emotions like guilt and love, and how that relationship affects the decisions people make in everyday and extreme situations. The corresponding essay on writing a short story discusses my writing and revision process, probes the value of humor and the genre of comedy in American today, and discusses what I learned about myself and my writing process during this project.
Publication Statement
Copyright is held by the author. Permanently suppressed.
Recommended Citation
Glass, Mary, "Grandma's Funeral and Writing a Short Story" (2011). University College: Arts and Culture Management Capstones. 53.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/ucol_mals/53