Lucidity: a novella
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Title |
Lucidity: a novella |
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Author |
Lancelotta, Rafael |
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Subject |
Arts and Humanities -- Dissertations, Academic
Dissertations, Academic -- Arts and Humanities
Capitalism
Fiction
Internal conflict
Novella
Post modern
Prose
Surrealism
Urban |
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Abstract |
Lucidity is a novella set in the near future of a man living in a city in the United States as a successful businessman. The novella criticizes the idea of consumerism through Aurora, a character who believes that a drug is being introduced into the water and food supply by the corporate-backed government. Characters find advertising to be almost irresistible, experience strange cravings for things like cheap beer, and are generally preoccupied with the latest products. James Simmons, the protagonist of the novella, finds himself in the lap of luxury. He has a job that pays well, a penthouse apartment, a fast car, and women. Even though he has the material riches that society tells him he needs to be happy, he knows that something is missing, something is wrong with the world in which he lives. For reasons unknown to him at the time, James is fired from his job and sets out on a journey to discover why. Over the course of his journey, he is finally able to begin piecing together the nature of deeper questions about himself that he never had a chance to answer. |
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Publication Date |
2013 |
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Adviser |
Milanes-Rodriguez, Cecilia |
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Publisher |
University of Central Florida |
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Degree |
B.A. |
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Degree Level |
Bachelors |
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Degree Grantor |
Arts and Humanities |
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Degree Program |
English |
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Graduation Date |
2013-05-01 |
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Language |
English |
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Type |
Honors in the Major Thesis |
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Format |
pdf |
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Call Number |
LD1772.F96T45 2013 no. (online) |
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Access Level |
Private - See release date for availability |
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Release Date |
2018-05-01 |
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Repository |
University Archives |
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Repository Collection |
Honors in the Major Theses |
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Identifier |
CFH0004337 |
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Date contributed |
2014-04 |
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Rating |
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