The Literature and Language Book Club will meet from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, July 18 in Room 3N-6 at Harold Washington Library Center to discuss The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers.
Here are some discussion questions from The Big Read to consider as you read:
- Carson McCullers took her novel's title from a poem by William Sharp. How does this title relate to the novel's five main characters? Why might McCullers have changed it from her original title, “The Mute”?
- Isolation and loneliness are key themes in the novel. How are they different? What are some of the ways the characters seek to alleviate their feelings of isolation and loneliness?
- The narrator describes the main characters as both ordinary and heroic. Do you agree?
- What fuels John Singer's devotion to his companion, Spiros Antonapoulos? How does Singer feel after Antonapoulos is sent to the asylum?
