Write an essay in which you consider whether Susan Zalkinds work in The Murders Before the Marathon succeeds in moving beyond the personal tragedies of three murdered men and the people in their lives to connect to something bigger. To do this work, you will need return to Millers reading of The Liars Club. What does he mean by Karrs ability to use writing as a practice for constructing a sense of hope and optimism atop the ruins of previous worlds? Where in the text does he see Karr doing this work? Do you think Zalkind is doing similar work? Here are some questions to get you started: Where (and how) in this essay is Zalkind connecting this event to history? To cultures? To the lives of institutions? To what extent does Zalkinds reporting and writing build a sense of hope and optimism atop the ruins of previous worlds? To what extent is Zalkind [engaging] productively with the dark realities of our time? To what extent are you, as a reader, engaging with those dark realities? And why does this engagement matter?