Carson McCullers

Carson McCullers life contributed to the characters in her novels in many ways. In her first novel “The Heart is a Lonely Hunter” which was based upon a death person from a small town which related to her because she also was from a small southern town. However, every novel that she wrote the character displayed some sort of medical issue. All of them were basically centered around someone living in a small town which was very relatable to her early life. She was a lonely person as a child ,because children would harass her ,and call her names. which later in life inspired her to wrote “The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter”. Entering the Julliard School hoping to become a musical prodigy failed due to her health issues ,which inspired her first published story “Wunderkind”, which related to her love for music but also her quitting music which turns her into her becoming a lonely person. Problems with her health and family brought ideas of writing. She expressed her loneliness and isolation ,by showing problems related to bisexuality, infidelity, hostility ,and murder. Most of her writing became a habit and became a big impact in life’s of other writers, she is still inspiring authors today with her work.

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