1. Love In "The Ballad Of The Sad Cafe"
In the short story "The Ballad of the Sad Café,"" Carson McCullers utilizes distortion of literary reality to impart her lessons and thoughts ... 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, ... McCullers also distorts time in the story; chronological order is thrown to the wi...
- Word Count: 426
- Approx Pages: 2
- Grade Level: Graduate