Theme: Anyone can feel as if they have no one to reach out to, but no one should have to suffer in silence.
Isolation
Attempts to Connect
Community
Empathy
Character Experiences
Connor Murphy
Heidi Hansen
Evan Hansen
Struggles with social anxiety
Poor self-worth
Depressed
Feels Alienated
Single Mother
Strained Relationship with only son
Emotional Impact
Anxiety
Depression
Desperation
Social Impact
Lonliness
Misscommunucation
Stigmatization
Evan's Letter
Evan's relationship with the Murphys
Tries to connect to himself better through writting
Fabricating a relationship
Metions Zoe and how he wish they had a connection
Acts as if he were Connor's friend to be less lonely
Evan creates his story with fake scenarios he wants to be real
Afraid to be lonely
Inflicts self harm
Seeking belonging
Feels guilt for deceiving them
The Murphys make Evan feel seen
Searches for a stable family in his life
Fosters connection and reduces feeling of isolation
Evan's Empathy
Murphy Family's Empathy
Heidi's Empathy
Tries to support Evan in anyway possible despite her own struggles
Offers herself to Evan as someone he can always talk to
Opens their home for Evan in a time of despair
Show comfort and connection through shared grief
Writes fake emails to comfort the Murphys
Can never lie without feeling guilt
Community in this story provides support, understanding, and a sense of belonging
School Community
Evan struggles to find his place on the first day but there are people like Alana who will include anyone
The impact of Connor's death
Student's wore pins in his memory, and talked about their feelings amongst each other
Teachers also showed their support
The Murphy Family
A small community, that all collectively have to deal with grief and loss in their family
Evan joined the community and allowed to family to open up about their feelings
Larry felt like he had given Connor everything yet it still wasnt enough
Cynthia feels like she didn't know her own son
Zoe feels like she wasn't there for her own brother