Date of Graduation
Spring 2023
Degree
Master of Arts in English
Department
English
Committee Chair
Michael Czyzniejewski
Abstract
The following thesis is an excerpt from a novel depicting Caleb Warring and his employer, Mr. Phineas Pruitt, in their business of running a funeral home. It’s been a year since Caleb started working for Mr. Pruitt and since the bodies they had been embalming and preparing started coming back to life. After researching and careful planning, the two decide to embark on a trip to discover the solution to their problem, accompanied by Caleb’s best friend and Mr. Pruitt’s sister. Through the technique of agential constellations, the use of the uncanny, and a distinction between horror and terror, this novel explores what it means to die and how to connect with people in the midst of grief and loss.
Keywords
dying, agential constellations, funeral homes, horror, terror, uncanny
Subject Categories
Fiction
Copyright
© Sarah E. Lewis
Recommended Citation
Lewis, Sarah E., "Preparations" (2023). MSU Graduate Theses/Dissertations. 3825.
https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/theses/3825
