Date of Award
5-2011
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.F.A.
Degree Program
Film, Theatre & Communication Arts - Low Residency Creative Writing concentration;
Department
Film, Theatre, and Communication Arts
Major Professor
Lavender, William
Second Advisor
Braver, Adam
Third Advisor
Church, Steven
Abstract
Ten years after the outbreak of an aggressive, fast-acting virus that kills then reanimates those infected, the world has become a bleak, hostile place. Water and food are scarce, valuable commodities, and survivors cluster together for safety in isolated enclaves where life is cheap and debauchery is king. In the middle of this grim hell-on-earth, Huxley, a young boy, lives with his idealistic father. When the father is killed, Huxley falls in with Bracken, a rugged gun-forhire, a desperado in every sense of the word. Against his instincts, Bracken is compelled to deliver Huxley to safety, all the while being pursued by a ruthless warlord of the wasteland. Through their association, Bracken discovers that he still has the capacity for feeling, emotion, and empathy, something he thought long dead.
Recommended Citation
McKnight, Brent, "Hitchhiking Through the Fire" (2011). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 1329.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1329
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