Prompt: The most important themes in literature are sometimes developed in scenes in which a death or deaths take place. Choose a novel or play and write a well-organized essay in which you show how a specific death scene helps to illuminate the meaning of the work as a whole. Avoid mere plot summary.
Thesis: In Bram Stokers, Dracula, the deaths of both human Lucy and vampire Lucy illuminate the idea of overcoming the evil in society through the help of others, and knowledge.
Thesis: In Bram Stokers, Dracula, the deaths of both human Lucy and vampire Lucy illuminate the idea of overcoming the evil in society through the help of others, and knowledge.
- This essay would discuss the meaning of overcoming evil through those knowledgeable around you, which is a major idea that the novel consists of.
- You would have to discuss both of Lucy's deaths, how her deaths were necessary to overcome evil, how overcoming evil comes through knowledge and the help of knowledgeable people around you.