1. Love In "The Ballad Of The Sad Cafe"
... a simplistic narrative about social misfits to an allegory dealing with very complex and abstract emotions. Once the reader comes to realize the lessons embedded in McCullers' distorted characters and narration, it elicits a strong emotional response from him or her. The unidentified narrator somewhat haphazardly sets the story beginning in the relative present and frequently jumping back to points in the past ... of pity for the characters and their plight borne of an ignorance and misunderstanding of love. This initial pity by the reader, however, goes far beyond momentary pangs of co...
- Word Count: 426
- Approx Pages: 2
- Grade Level: Graduate