Document Type
Honors Project - Open Access
Abstract
Martin Tawney’s Guide to the Middle of Nowhere is a portion of a novel that parodies Akira Kurosawa’s 1961 samurai film Yojimbo. Yojimbo is a trickster narrative which drew influence from the noir genre and went on to influence other Westerns. This project turns that story into one about a travel writer who visits a town with two feuding hotels. The travel writer escalates the feud to create the story he wants to tell, but he loses control over it. The project explores what a trickster narrative looks like when the trickster cannot maintain their power over the story.
Recommended Citation
Graham, Daniel D., "Martin Tawney's Guide to the Middle of Nowhere" (2026). English Honors Projects. 58.
https://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/english_honors/58
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Comments
This project was advised first by Professor Michael Prior and then Matt Burgess. Brad Stiffler also served on the defense committee. Special thanks to Professor Prior's capstone class.