Memoir of a Nobody: Identity in Pursuit of Legacy

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dc.contributorDoherty, Brian
dc.contributorValentine, Matthew
dc.creatorSun, Nicole
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-01T21:27:24Z
dc.date.available2021-02-01T21:27:24Z
dc.date.issued2020-05
dc.description.abstractA 2012 study found that “fame for its own sake” was the most popular future goal among a group of ten- to twelve-year-old’s, trumping aspirations for wealth or a sense of community. The thesis examines the human urge to “matter” in the context of technologies that facilitate the average person’s quest for stardom. On a platform like YouTube, for example, anyone could amass an audience of millions and sustain mass friendships of one-way intimacy. Through a creative and academic perspective, the thesis explores the psychology behind and the ramifications of lusting after fame and legacy. The creative component is the first part (six chapters) of a novel, Memoir of a Nobody. Jamie, the main character, is a university senior majoring in Content (on the Realness & Relatability track) who tries to become “somebody” in a futuristic world dominated by influencers and, to an absurd extent, the You® conglomerate. When she is rejected from the “Hall of Humanity,” an influencer’s project to exhibit the day-to-day lives of “regular people” to his massive audience, Jamie will stop at nothing to get seen on her own. As she increasingly obsesses over broadcasting her “true” life, she begins to question whether it’s possible to project any real image for public consumption. The academic component is an accompanying treatise addressing five questions—regarding fame, legacy, and identity—with which I engaged while researching for and writing my creative thesis.en_US
dc.description.departmentPlan II Honors Programen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2152/84554
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.26153/tsw/11533
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.relation.ispartofPlan II Honors Theses - Openly Availableen_US
dc.rights.restrictionOpenen_US
dc.subjectcreative thesisen_US
dc.subjectnovelen_US
dc.subjectfameen_US
dc.subjectcelebrityen_US
dc.subjecthumoren_US
dc.subjecttechnologyen_US
dc.subjectfuturisticen_US
dc.titleMemoir of a Nobody: Identity in Pursuit of Legacyen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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