Culminating essay thesis/booklist

When a person enters a stage in their life when their paradigms shift, this causes them to change, whether it's involuntary or not, it creates a path from the universe to transform and become an elevated version of themself.

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Bauby)

The Great Gatsby (Fitzgerald)

Jane Eyre (Bronte)

Midsommar (Aster)

Lady Bird (Gerwig)

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  1. AnonymousApril 1, 2020 at 2:06 PM

    I love how all of your books in your booklist will showcase a different aspect to your prompt!

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  2. AnonymousApril 1, 2020 at 8:42 PM

    Lily, you have a wonderful book list and prompt! I especially love that you included Lady Bird in your book list (it's such an incredible movie!!). You will definitely have so many aspects of these books/films that you can analyze in relation to your prompt!

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  3. kleclaireApril 2, 2020 at 10:03 AM

    This is a cool draft of your prompt! I like the idea of a path opening up in the universe for a person to transform him/herself. My one suggestion: Try flushing this out into a few sentences because you have so many complex ideas going on here that each deserve a little more space! Love your text list (I watched Midsommar last week and it's still haunting me). Can you include one poem from this year in your text list as well?

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