Bosworth, DavidCecil, Daniel J.2017-08-112017-08-112017-06Cecil_washington_0250O_17136.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/1773/40065Thesis (Master's)--University of Washington, 2017-06This essay explores the form and power of the parable as a storytelling device both in its traditional usage in world religions, as well as its inclusion in 20th and 21st Century literature, specifically fiction.application/pdfen-USnone20th century21st centuryfictionparablestorytellingCreative writingEnglishThesis