The Unimportance of Closure in The Lovely Bones
The Unimportance of Closure in The Lovely Bones
Thesis: The Lovely Bones is well-known for its unique narrative perspective and the discussion of love and hatred. But this paper intends to argue that the unimportance of closure is the most significant theme of the work. Characters failed to achieve a closure ultimately, so they chose to continue their lives by different means with the awareness of the unimportance of closure. Outline
Introduction
A. Introduction of Alice Sebold B. Writing background of The Lovely Bones C. Definition of closure
I. Susie’s transformation from vengeance to let go
II. Jack’s transformation from vowing to find the corpse to retake the responsibility
III. Abigail’s transformation from running away from home to accept Susie’s death
IV. Lindsay’s transformation from inferiority to optimism
V. The Salmons’ remove from Susie’s death to grow new bones Conclusion
A. The unimportance of closure reflected in the philosophy and religion
1. Philosophy a．Hegel：Existence is possible b．Feuerbach：Those who live should live c．Nietzsche：One’s life cannot be measured by the length of time
2. Religion a．Christian：God teaches people to grin and bear it b．Buddhism：Letting go
B. Lack of closure in real life
1. Demonstration by examples :
a. A life gone：Earthquake and other disasters
b. Trivia in daily life: work goes wrong and so on
2. Solution to the lack of closure
a. Awareness of the unimportance of closure b. Calm manner and composure]
Thesis Proposal
The significance of this thesis
The Lovely Bones is a novel published by an American writer, Alice Sebold in 2003, which has longly occupied the top position in the New York Times book list. Thus we can say it is a very famous work in the English-speaking world. In China, the film Susie 's world adapted based on the novel is also a quite we 'll-known theatrical movie. However, I have
Thesis: The Lovely Bones is well-known for its unique narrative perspective and the discussion of love and hatred. But this paper intends to argue that the unimportance of closure is the most significant theme of the work. Characters failed to achieve a closure ultimately, so they chose to continue their lives by different means with the awareness of the unimportance of closure. Outline
Introduction
A. Introduction of Alice Sebold B. Writing background of The Lovely Bones C. Definition of closure
I. Susie’s transformation from vengeance to let go
II. Jack’s transformation from vowing to find the corpse to retake the responsibility
III. Abigail’s transformation from running away from home to accept Susie’s death
IV. Lindsay’s transformation from inferiority to optimism
V. The Salmons’ remove from Susie’s death to grow new bones Conclusion
A. The unimportance of closure reflected in the philosophy and religion
1. Philosophy a．Hegel：Existence is possible b．Feuerbach：Those who live should live c．Nietzsche：One’s life cannot be measured by the length of time
2. Religion a．Christian：God teaches people to grin and bear it b．Buddhism：Letting go
B. Lack of closure in real life
1. Demonstration by examples :
a. A life gone：Earthquake and other disasters
b. Trivia in daily life: work goes wrong and so on
2. Solution to the lack of closure
a. Awareness of the unimportance of closure b. Calm manner and composure]
Thesis Proposal
The significance of this thesis
The Lovely Bones is a novel published by an American writer, Alice Sebold in 2003, which has longly occupied the top position in the New York Times book list. Thus we can say it is a very famous work in the English-speaking world. In China, the film Susie 's world adapted based on the novel is also a quite we 'll-known theatrical movie. However, I have
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