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The Ballad of the Sad Cafe

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe. Carson McCullers. Google Images. Born in Columbus, Ga on Feb 17, 1917 Grew up playing piano. Wanted to become concert pianist. Age 17 moved to NYC for Julliard for piano Transfers to Colombia to study writing. Married James McCullers in 1937

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The Ballad of the Sad Cafe

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  1. The Ballad of the Sad Cafe Carson McCullers Google Images

  2. Born in Columbus, Ga on Feb 17, 1917 • Grew up playing piano. Wanted to become concert pianist. • Age 17 moved to NYC for Julliard for piano • Transfers to Colombia to study writing. • Married James McCullers in 1937 • Later got divorced • They both realized they were bisexual Carson McCullers Google Images

  3. Google Images • They get remarried in 1945 • She later flees to France. • She died on September 29 1967 • She had a stroke which caused brain damage

  4. Career • Wrote a total of 8 books. • Her mainly used theme was the lonely individual • Won 2 Guggenheim Fellowship awards. • Won Henry Bellman Award • Many of her works were created into Broadway plays.

  5. Other Novels • The Heart is a Lonely Hunter • 1940 • The Ballad of the Sad Café • 1941 • The Member of the Wedding • 1946 Google Images

  6. The Ballad of the Sad Café • Published in 1951 • Written while going through a divorce • The love triangle theme came from one of Carson’s real life relationships.

  7. Characters Amelia and Marvin • Miss Amelia Evans • Owner of the Café • Married to Marvin for 10 days • Falls in love with Lymon • More Masculine • Cousin Lymon • Hunchbacked “cousin” of Amelia • Obsessed with Marvin • Marvin • Very dangerous • Sent to Jail but later returns Google Images

  8. Relationships • Marvin and Amelia are married for 10 days • Amelia teaches Marvin to be kind and gentle. • After divorce, Marvin turns back to his old ways. • Lymon and Amelia • Lymon teaches Amelia how to love like she taught Marvin.

  9. The Cafe • Cousin Lymon’s idea. • He and Amelia open it together • A place for the community to gather together

  10. The Fight • Between Marvin and Amelia • Lymon comes in and defends Marvin. • They defeat Amelia • Marvin and Lymon destroy the café • Both leave Amelia and never return. • She waits for Lymon for 3 years then gives up and boards up her house.

  11. Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D8h-FePCI4

  12. Themes • Jealousy • Obsession • Love • Everyone suffers from unreturned love. • Can have a good or bad effect on someone.

  13. Works Cited “Ballad of the Sad Café, The.” Encyclopedia Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica Online School Edition. Encyclopedia Britannica, 2011. Web. 18 May 2011. http://school.eb.com/eb/article-9483957. "Carson McCullers Biography." Biography . A&E Television Networks, LLC., 2011. Web. 19 May 2011. http://www.biography.com/articles/Carson-McCullers 9391402. Geissler, Kelley. "Carson McCullers: A Life of Confusion ." www.carson-mccullers.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 May 2011. <http://www.carsonmccullers.com/html/confusion.html>. Google. Web. 19 May 2011. http://www.google.com. "The Ballad of the Sad Cafe: The Fight ." youtube. Web. 23 May 2011. <http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=3B08yAYoIrs&feature=related>.

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