... story from 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 past, relating the previous and present interactions between the three freakish main characters: the androgynous Miss Amelia, the manipulative hunchback Cousin Lymon...

• Word Count: 426
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Graduate