Florida International University FIU Digital Commons FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations University Graduate School 3-2-2011 The Adventures of James Tully Joseph A. Lapin Florida International University,
[email protected] DOI: 10.25148/etd.FI11042001 Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd Recommended Citation Lapin, Joseph A., "The Adventures of James Tully" (2011). FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 349. https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/349 This work is brought to you for free and open access by the University Graduate School at FIU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of FIU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY Miami, Florida THE ADVENTURES OF JAMES TULLY A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF FINE ARTS in CREATIVE WRITING by Joseph Alan Lapin 2011 To: Dean Kenneth Furton College of Arts and Sciences This thesis, written by Joseph Alan Lapin, and entitled The Adventures of James Tully, having been approved in respect to style and intellectual content, is referred to you for judgment. We have read this thesis and recommend that it be approved. Campbell McGrath Michael Gillespie Lynne Barrett, Major Professor Date of Defense: March 2, 2011 The thesis of Joseph Alan Lapin is approved. Dean Kenneth Furton College of Arts and Sciences Interim Kevin O’Shea University Graduate School Florida International University, 2011 ii DEDICATION I dedicate this book to my brother, Jason Lapin. iii ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS THE ADVENTURES OF JAMES TULLY by Joseph Alan Lapin Florida International University, 2011 Miami, Florida Professor Lynne Barrett, Major Professor THE ADVENTURES OF JAMES TULLY is a novel in stories depicting James Tully's experience growing up in the light of his mother's mental illness and the discovery that his family has secrets important to his understanding of himself.