Essay 1 ideas

post your tentative ideas: essay topic (perspective, approach), possible analytic thesis, support topics.
Please post the latter on your blog, along with your notes on the story (from your critical reading, using Abbott's terms) -- your potential topics for discussion.

possible thesis: The lack of closure and gaps in Arthur Miller's short story, "Death of a Salesman," affects the characterization as well as realism of the characters.

support topics: unanswered questions and gaps in story affect realism of characters
      - example: why does Willy talk to himself? This unanswered question affects the realism of the character because it leaves a gap from when Willy was average to when  he began speaking to himself (or characters that aren't actually there). Anything could have happened to him which makes him more relatable....
      - example: does Linda know if Willy cheated on her? If so how does that relate to her character. Loyal no matter what. Is this realistic? Of the time period perhaps (1949) - divorce was uncommon, not much she could do. Now a days its not very realistic that the wife would still be so loyal to her husband if she knew the truth....
     - gap in story (what Biff did in the country when he wasn't at home). what does this say about his character? watched the foal being born but came back home anyways even though he though it was beautiful. (more examples) leads to characterization of Biff and how he is realistic as well as develpment of character through gaps and some closure. ...