Author Type

Graduate Student

Date of Award

2022

Document Type

Thesis

Publication Status

Version of Record

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Schwartz, Jason

Abstract

Aggregate is a collection of short stories that chronicle the coming of age of its first-person narrator. He is a half Indian, half American boy who lived in 1990s New York City. The stories begin in childhood and run into his early twenties. They illustrate his experiences growing up and being othered in different ways. Themes of neglect, addiction, sexual assault, and violence create a cycle of abuse that repeats throughout his life. Each story can be read as a standalone piece, but when taken together they become a tapestry of trauma and a life of addiction. These stories aim to highlight the connection between trauma and addiction.

Extent

83 p.

Comments

Includes bibliography.|Thesis (MFA)--Florida Atlantic University, 2022.|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Includes bibliography.

Identifier

FA00013886

Format

pdf

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