| From a practical viewpoint, I think the opening of the letter is problematic from the bookwriter's perspective. Connor's family has to know it's Evan Hansen and not some other Evan, so his last name has to be in there, even though no teenager would ever write that last name when addressing a friend. Or they could have given the protagonist a unique first name, but that brings up other issues. So it doesn't make sense, but there is a lot that's artificial about a stage musical anyway, so it isn't that bothersome. But a film may need to be more "real." |
