Must use 1 or 2 outside scholarly sources. The essay will be written on the book Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson. Basically, the essay needs to explain the significance of “the lake” in the story and how it ties back to the bigger picture. For example, “I believe the lake is a signifier of death.” Because it’s consumed so many people including Ruths grandfather and Ruths mother. The essay must state a clear thesis. The thesis should have something to do with how the Lake is a signifier of death as that is the subject I had chose