I think that you are absolute right that several
individual themes can be grouped under a larger, inclusive
theme.
Overall, though, I'm not content with a discussion
of literature (especially not at the level of a graduate student) that doesn't move past
supposedly timeless themes such as choices and consequences, beauty, freedom, and
loneliness. Nothing is truly timeless, in my perspective. Things that seem timeless to
us only seem that way because they have real meaning to us, in this place, at this
moment. Context is everything (again, in my perspective).
I
would encourage you to return to the previous discussions of this topic (I've listed two
Q&A items below) that address ways in which you might contextualize your
discussion. mshurn has convincingly argued that the small town setting is highly
meaningful to the play. I would add that the time period (the post-WWII era of
prosperity and conformity) should be addressed in any thorough discussion of the
play.
I hope that this reply is
helpful.
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