Date of Award
11-10-2013
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Department of English: Writing
First Advisor
Ricardo C. Cruz
Abstract
Zuzu's Petals relates the travails of Jules and Julie, a couple whose marriage is in the process of breaking apart. Jules has a "fanboyish" obsession with the 1946 Frank Capra film "It's a Wonderful Life." Furthermore, he is fixated on his own past, and his eccentric behavior has caused his disenchanted wife to seek romantic and emotional solace in David, an old flame from high school. Their child, Zuzu, who was named at Jules' insistence after a key character in the Capra film, has herself sensed that something is amiss in her parents' dealings with each other. The story's narrative perspective alternates among these characters.
Recommended Citation
Jarot, Jeffrey James, "Zuzu's Petals" (2013). Theses and Dissertations. 67.
https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/etd/67
DOI
http://doi.org/10.30707/ETD2013.Jarot.J
Page Count
91
Included in
American Literature Commons, Interactive Arts Commons, Literature in English, North America Commons
Comments
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