Ask the Author: Elizabeth LaBan
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Elizabeth LaBan
Hi! I'm so sorry I just saw this! For some reason I missed this entire list of questions! I want to thank you, though, for choosing my book for a school project. I hope it went well. Have a great summer!
Elizabeth LaBan
Hi Carly! Thank you for reading The Tragedy Paper, and it means so much to be that you were touched by it in that way. I do have plans to write another young adult book, but it is not a follow up to The Tragedy Paper. Thanks so much for writing.
Sincerely,
Elizabeth
Sincerely,
Elizabeth
Elizabeth LaBan
Wow - I'm thrilled that the book inspired you to want to do that! I don't have any specific suggestions except to talk to your teacher about how he or she might suggest shaping your thesis. I wrote a tragedy paper in high school that was different from the one the students wrote at the Irving School. I think there are many ways you could approach it. I wish you great luck. I'm so happy to hear how much you enjoyed the book. Thank you!
Elizabeth LaBan
Dear Sam,
Thanks so much for your question. It is really hard to sum up The Tragedy Paper with just one question since so many are raised in the book. Most of those questions are the same ones someone might ask about literary tragedy in general. Focusing on Tim I will try to sum up some of those questions - what is his tragic flaw? Does he bring about his own downfall and, if so, how? And then some more basic questions might come up stepping away from the idea of tragedy and literary tragedy - what is it like to be a teenager? How does that experience vary depending on how you perceive yourself and how others perceive you? I hope this helps! Thanks again for reaching out to me.
Sincerely,
Elizabeth
Dear Sam,
Thanks so much for your question. It is really hard to sum up The Tragedy Paper with just one question since so many are raised in the book. Most of those questions are the same ones someone might ask about literary tragedy in general. Focusing on Tim I will try to sum up some of those questions - what is his tragic flaw? Does he bring about his own downfall and, if so, how? And then some more basic questions might come up stepping away from the idea of tragedy and literary tragedy - what is it like to be a teenager? How does that experience vary depending on how you perceive yourself and how others perceive you? I hope this helps! Thanks again for reaching out to me.
Sincerely,
Elizabeth
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