The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter Summary
If you need a summary of Carson McCullers' The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, Paper Masters can have one of our writers custom write your summary of this literary classic. Summarizing the plot of the novel includes the following:
- An introduction to the main characters of John Singer, Mick Kelly, Benedict Mady Copeland, Biff Brannon and Jake Blount
- Explores the setting of Georgia
- Looks at the various themes of The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
The novel is set in Georgia in the 1930s. John Singer is the town "sounding board". Various members of the community visit Singer through the novel and confide in him their problems. Singer listens intently to the outcasts of the town, as each seeks to find solace in Singer's wisdom and advice. Moreover, he listens to them and reverberates the theme of isolation that McCullers is brilliant at conveying.
The irony in the novel is found in the fact that Singer is deaf and he is the one that is physically isolated from society. Yet each person comes to him and tells their tale of isolation and looks to him for comfort. Singer is a generous and a good friend to Spiros Antonapoulos.
Mick Kelly is a 13-year-old that loves music and listens to Singer's radio to ease her loneliness. Jake Blount is a volatile character with a problem with alcohol and range against social injustices on many levels. Copeland is a disillusioned doctor and Biff Brannon is owns New York Cafe' and devotes himself to his customers but does not understand Singer.
McCuller's The Heart is a Lonely Hunter is a sweet and sad novel that reflects on life through the eyes of its characters.