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• 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? • Why would McCullers choose to tell us so little about Singer's past? • Mick Kelly has an “inside room” and an “outside room. Delmar S Tractor-trailer Truck Driver Training 4th Edition Answers on this page. ” What does this mean? Xwidget Gadgets Para Windows 8 7 Vista & Xp there. Is this true for the other characters as well? • How different is Dr.

Copeland's view of the world from his daughter's? What does he want for Portia? Why does she reject her father's ideal? • Why does Jake Blount try to find the person who wrote a Bible passage he saw on a wall?

Is this passage significant in any way to Blount's socialist message? • Why can't Biff Brannon confide in Singer? How does he feel after his wife's death? • What is the role of religion in the novel? How does this affect the actions and beliefs of the characters, especially Jake and Dr. • How and to whom does each of the characters in the novel express love?

• Do you find the ending of the novel disheartening or hopeful? • In what ways do the themes of the novel resonate with issues of class and race today?