"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."
I've thought of that, but it seems to me that this problem could have been easily solved. First of all, I would say that Evan is an uncommon enough name that the Murphys could have arrived at Evan Hansen as the recipient through process of elimination, and then their idea that he was the recipient would have been pretty much confirmed by Connor's huge signature on Evan's cast. Or, if that strains credibility, then, as you suggested, Evan could have been given an even more unusual first name, or a nickname, that would have avoided the issue of his last name having been included in the salutation.
What other issues do you think would have been brought up by giving Evan a unique first name? |
