Coker College Student Monte Jackson Presents Research

HARTSVILLE, S.C. (04/11/2012)(readMedia)-- Coker College student Monte Jackson, of Hartsville, S.C., recently presented at the third annual Coker College Celebration of Academics Student Research Symposium. Continuing in a tradition that began during President Robert Wyatt's inauguration as the 16th president of the College in 2010, Coker hosted a week-long campus-wide Celebration of Academics April 9-13. This year's schedule also included presentations of student-faculty research and service-learning projects as well as a performing arts showcase.

In his research paper, "This Relationship Will Self-Destruct: The Break Down if the Interpersonal as a Reflection of Disillusionment with the Professional in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy," Jackson examines the ways in which the disintegration and eventual dissolution of romantic relationships in John Le Carré's Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy act as a reflection of the similar building distrust and final disillusionment that forms between the same characters and the institutions for which they work while also pointing out parallels between Le Carré's use of relationships and similar uses of romantic language in historical accounts of the time period.  Jackson is a senior English major at Coker.

Established in 1908, Coker College readies undergraduates for personal and professional success through a distinctive four-year program that emphasizes a practical application of the liberal arts as well as hands-on and discussion-based learning within and beyond the classroom. Coker is ranked among the "Best Colleges" in the South by U.S. News & World Report as well as The Princeton Review. Located in Hartsville, S.C., Coker is within two hours of the cultural, financial and recreational resources of Charlotte, Columbia, Charleston and Myrtle Beach.