2020-2021 Academic Catalog 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
2020-2021 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ENG 2140 - Fiction on the Fringe: Crimes, Addictions and Psychoses


An examination of selected 20th century works of fiction that deal with the social or psychological outcast(s). We will focus on each author’s construction of narrative, point of view, characterization, language and imagery. Questions regarding alternative versus traditional morality, the differentiation between marginal versus mainstream ethos will also be central to our investigations. Works studied include: “Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas”, “Girl Interrupted”, “American Psycho”, “One Flew Over the Cukoo’s Nest” and “Lolita.”