Date of Award
Spring 5-5-2018
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
English
First Advisor
Sonali Perera
Second Advisor
Jeffrey Allred
Academic Program Adviser
Amy Robbins
Abstract
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao and The Things They Carried subvert dominating historical narratives by challenging the frameworks that construct them through introducing alternate narratives. By reframing the ethics of truth, they rupture central narrative space with marginal perspectives, rewriting History in service of their own truths.
Recommended Citation
Chau, Karen, "Speaking Truth to Power: Writing (Against) History in "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" and "The Things They Carried"" (2018). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/298