1. Love In "The Ballad Of The Sad Cafe"
... Macy. McCullers' usage of social outcasts and her emphasis on their physical handicaps underscores their emotional deficiencies as the characters fall into a love triangle and each character shows their love for their respective beloved in awkward, childlike ways. McCullers also distorts time in the story; chronological order is thrown to the wind, and time often suspends in the story to accommodate ... parties involved and a cause of great pain and suffering. The degradation of such an inherently human emotion as love evokes a strong emotional response from the reader, especially that ...
- Word Count: 426
- Approx Pages: 2
- Grade Level: Graduate