Thesis Title
Sentimental Arcs From Grief to Mourning in An Unnecessary Woman and Koolaids: The Art of War by Rabih Alameddine
Department or Program
English
Abstract
in the first chapter this thesis will explore how each text tentatively adheres to sentimental arcs that move characters in a linear arc of bereavement from grief to mourning. The second chapter this thesis will address how each text’s narrators explicitly reject the sentimental arc from grief to mourning. Finally, the third chapter will explore how the equivalency between trauma and grief imbedded in sentimental arcs misreads complexities of An Unnecessary Woman and only provisionally applies to Koolaids.
Level of Access
Open Access
First Advisor
Pickens, Theri
Date of Graduation
5-2019
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Recommended Citation
Deakins, Carl D. Mx, "Sentimental Arcs From Grief to Mourning in An Unnecessary Woman and Koolaids: The Art of War by Rabih Alameddine" (2019). Honors Theses. 297.
https://scarab.bates.edu/honorstheses/297
Number of Pages
70
Open Access
Available to all.