1. Love In "The Ballad Of The Sad Cafe"
... 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 the narrator's digressions on various topics. The distortion of the characters and the narrator that McCullers uses in her story elucidate their emotional defects, especially their misinterpretation of love. All ... as love evokes a strong emotional response from the reader, especially that of pity for the characters and their plight borne of an ignorance and misunders...
- Word Count: 426
- Approx Pages: 2
- Grade Level: Graduate