1. The Burden of Loneliness
... . Of McCullers, Oliver Evans writes, "She knew it was to be a book whose central theme was loneliness and love"("Case" 188). Even the gloomy title gives away the feelings that are to be expected from reading the novel. Each of the main characters deals with being lonely in one way or another. John Singer, Jake Blount, and Dr. Copeland all suffer from a loneliness that coincides ... loneliness is by first admitting that one is in fact lonely and then talking to other people about it. Of the characters in McCullers" novel, it is John Singer who is struck with loneliness the worst. Singer a...
- Word Count: 990
- Approx Pages: 4
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: High School