Carson McCullers' "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter"

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This paper explains that, in Carson McCullers' novel "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter", which is set in a small town in the South in the late 1930s, five main characters are isolated from the rest of the society for different reasons. The author relates that Dr. Benedict Mady Copeland, the noblest character in the novel, is isolated because he is alienated from his family and from the other black people of the community. He is well educated and knows what is needed to solve the problems of the black community in his small southern town. The paper concludes that his isolation is because he has a very intellectual approach in explaining his viewpoints through his speeches, which cannot be clearly understood by people who have little or no education.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Overview of the Story
Dr. Benedict Mady Copeland
Facts
Principles
Conflicts and Isolation of Dr. Copeland
Speeches of Dr. Copeland
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Dr. Benedict Mady Copeland is a man of principles and believes that furthering one's education will further one's standing in life. As a young man, Dr. Copeland went to the North to get a good college education. When he became a doctor, he came back to the South so that he can make use of his education in order to uplift the way of life in the black community of his small southern home town.
Dr. Copeland also believes that blacks are being stereotyped as ignorant because of the way they speak. This is why Dr. Copeland is very cautious on how he speaks."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Stacey Reece (August 2003). Hopelessness and Despair: Alienation and Oppression in The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers. East Tennesse State University. http://etd-submit.etsu.edu/etd/theses/available/etd-0711103-191525/unrestricted/ReeceS072503f.pdf
• The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers. Key Facts. Study Guide. SparkNotes. http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/lonelyhunter/facts.html
• Carson McCullers (April 21, 2004). The Heart is a Lonely Hunter. Mariner Publishinghttp://books.google.com.ph/books?id=z_Pvxz9iRJ0C&dq=The+Heart+is+a+lonely+hunter&pg=PP1&ots=fH_2YdTRs5&sig=-UBEdgyXmqX3l-OIbGLp8uiNRk8&prev=http://www.google.com.ph/search%3Fhl%3Den%26q%3DThe%2BHeart%2Bis%2Ba%2Blonely%2Bhunter%26meta%3D&sa=X&oi=print&ct=title#PPP1,M1

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