1. Love In "The Ballad Of The Sad Cafe"
... interactions between the three freakish main characters: the androgynous Miss Amelia, the manipulative hunchback Cousin Lymon, and the evil criminal Marvin 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 ... strong emotional response from the reader, especially that of pity for the characters and their plight borne of an ignorance and misunderstanding of love. This initial pity by the reade...
- Word Count: 426
- Approx Pages: 2
- Grade Level: Graduate