Eden Creek
Name
powers-powersc-sb-cmsw-2023-thesis.pdf
Description
Thesis PDF
Size
251.59 KB
Format
Adobe PDF
Checksum (MD5)
d05ca31a3c8bb8277ac9c5fb550dd326
Author(s)
Powers, Hudson
Advisor(s)
Diaz, Junot
Date Issued
June 2023
Publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Abstract
“Eden Creek” is the first four chapters of a fictional drama and supernatural horror following the story of a protagonist, August, as she reconnects with an old friend and explores the town of Eden Creek. The chapters exhibited focus primarily on dialogue, world-building, and characterization of the two main characters, August and Ellis. Dialogue is a primary driver of characterization and narrative, serving as a vehicle for studying our characters via their interactions with each other. The piece also aims to introduce elements of both a hard magic system -building out fundamental rules of supernatural phenomenon- and trace elements of a soft magic system -implying some unknown “aliveness” to Eden Creek as a physical location. Literary elements endemic to the horror genre, such as suspense, are also used to establish tone and mood.
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Program in Comparative Media Studies/Writing
Terms of Use
In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Copyright retained by author(s)
Persistent DSpace Link
