Semester of Graduation
Spring 2025
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Professional Writing
Department
English
Committee Chair/First Advisor
Anna Weinstein
Second Advisor
Albert Lee
Abstract
This story is about George Jones, a man rooted in traditional values, who is thrown into an emotional and personal journey after the tragic loss of his wife leaving him with a daughter he knows very little about. On the night George loses his wife he attends the final game of the 2008 World Series leaving his daughter Serena to deal with the traumatic event all by her lonesome. His old-fashioned distant approach to parenting is why his progressive sister-in-law Melody steps in—believing that she can provide the stability and care that George lacks. She takes him to court over custody challenging George’s ability to properly raise his daughter.