The Ballad of the Sad Cafe Carson McCullers

One character in the love triangle described in the novella “The Ballad of the Sad Café,” by Carson McCullers, is unworthy of love. Miss Amelia, a businesswoman with manly characteristics and little compassion, gains joy and happiness from Lymon...

Over the course of several centuries, grotesque imagery has played a vital role in the arts, literature, and cultures all over the world. Attempting to attribute a clear-cut definition to the word grotesque has proven to be a challenge for...

When it comes to defining the literature of the American South, geography, history, politics, race, gender, social order and religion are what come to one’s mind immediately (Hobson, Ladd 1). However, this description changed over time, and in the...

In Carson McCullers’ “The Ballad of the Sad Café”, his theory of love is a central theme, with different characters representing different roles. Lymon is a grotesque character, both in his physically deformed appearance and in his vulgar,...