Crime and Morality: The Role of Individual Circumstance in Creating Moral Boundaries
Date of Award
5-27-2015
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
Jennifer Itell
Keywords
Crime and morality in fiction, Morality, George Saunders, Farce
Abstract
Character Research is a short story that explores a robbery at a grocery store through the eyes of both the perpetrator and the victim. By delving deep into two separate close third-person perspectives, the story is able to examine criminality through a subjective, individual perspective, instead of through Western society's traditionally held conceptions of right and wrong. The analysis essay investigates how criminality can be understood through a subjective, rather than an objective, lens, which is illustrated by short story fiction primarily written by George Saunders. The conclusions produced by the analysis essay encourage writers and readers to continue looking at conceptions of right and wrong through an individualized lens.
Publication Statement
Copyright is held by the author. Permanently suppressed.
Recommended Citation
Rodgers, Robyn A., "Crime and Morality: The Role of Individual Circumstance in Creating Moral Boundaries" (2015). University College: Arts and Culture Management Capstones. 92.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/ucol_mals/92