![]() ![]() The plot has the simplicity of myth, and the triangular set of characters that constitute it have the mythic aura of the transcendent-from the giant man/woman Miss Amelia, to her equally giant adversary Marvin Macy, to the trickster figure of the dwarfish little hunchback Cousin Lymon. ![]() ![]() As critics have pointed out the genius of the work depends on the voice of the narrator who transforms what otherwise might be either foolish or repellent into the stuff of legend and dream. Takes place in a world less physical than poetic, involving characters less real than mythical. Forsaking any attempt at realism, the story is a lyrical parable or fairy tale that It is also a classic example of what has come to be known as southern Gothic or southern grotesque. The Ballad of the Sad Café is Carson McCullers's most nearly perfect treatment of her most common theme-the mystery of the love relationship. ![]()
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