Abstract
The medium is a central aspect to any work. No art can exist without a medium to shape it. Following in the footsteps of Marshall McLuhan, this thesis explores the relationship between a text and its medium. By leveraging the inherent properties and traits of a medium, an artist can enhance their work into something truly unique to the medium. This thesis explores this concept in several different media such as films, novels, comics, and poetry. In each, there is an exploration of some traits of the medium and how specific texts were able to use this to their advantage. Under consideration are texts such as Mrs. Dalloway, b o d y, I'm Thinking of Ending Things, The Knife of Never Letting Go, Watchmen, Being John Malkovich, Easter Wings, and more.