Struggling With Paratactic Structure in Naked Lunch

As I embarked on my second semester ALIS (American Literature Independent Study) novel, I chose a piece of literature that I knew full well would be the most challenging read of my life, William Burroughs's Naked Lunch. I was searching for a novel that challenged me as a reader, but also as a citizen. I wanted something highly controversial and somewhat unknown. This novel fits both categories, and also challenges every single societal ideal that has been drilled into my brain. This text would never be taught in a high school classroom setting due to its various obscenities, however, I found it to be a launch pad for many varied paths of questioning and realization. This is where my problem resides, in choosing only one (or two) of these realizations to build my critical essay, which begins with composing a thesis statement. I struggled today to make any progress with narrowing down my thoughts and forming anything closely resembling a thesis statement - which is usually no sweat for me during the writing process. If anyone reading this post has read Naked Lunch, I would very much appreciate some perspective of narrowing down a topic. The school of literary criticism that I have chosen is postmodernism, which allows me to focus on every aspect of the novel rather than just one. I am intrigued by Burroughs's intentional paratactic structure (sentences and paragraphs that use punctuation like ellipses rather than connecting words and phrases) and lack of plot. I have read essays that assert this to be his way of stating the manipulative power of language, but I find this idea relatively hard to grasp. This post may not be of any use to those who have not read this 'novel', but I thought I should put it out there in case somebody can offer some helpful hints. I should add that though this book was challenging and obscene, it is a powerful and singularly important text, especially for teenagers, which showcases the many facets of drug culture, and indeed, American culture at large. I would recommend it to any curious (and brave) readers.

Dear Mr. President...

Dear Mr. President,
You amaze me every time! After reading your letter to the American people about the disastrous economic crisis, I felt a renewed sense of hope, as I always do after hearing or reading your words. You emanate hope as the sun emanates warmth. I was, and still am, proud that you have the courage to include education in your long list of steps to help our failing economy. Many people have doubted that this will improve job loss and recession, but I believe in education above all else. I believe that with a greater public education system, we can inspire more students to work to their full potential, and give them a safe-haven from the degrading effects of a failing economy. We can ensure that more students will be able to prepare themselves for the challenging job markets with a college education, one that they won't spend their entire paycheck on in years to come. We can give them a place where they don't need a checkbook to attain what they desire, where passion and hope for the future trump cynicism and failure. I find, in this place, a second home. I want you to know, Mr. President, that the most certain future we can build for this country is one that continues to grow and change, and this growth, this change, resides not in the capital building, but in the classroom.
Many thanks and much hope,
Hannah