If Beale Street Could Talk Proposal Essay

Topic for the proposal essay

What do you think the writer hoped to accomplish by writing this novel? Do you think the writer achieved his intended purpose? Are novels instruments of social change why or why not? Use quotes from the novel to point to passages that move readers into action or awareness of a social issue. Explain how the novel might make readers sympathize with others and how the novel might be a great instrument of social change. For example, did you find that the ending fulfilled your desires? Why or why not? How would changing the ending to fulfill your desires change the societal message the novel wants project? Is the novel hopeful or pessimistic?