Without him he had been left in an alien land. Alone. He had opened his eyes and around him there was much he could not understand. He was bewildered” (The Necessary Order: A Study of Theme and Structure in Carson McCullers’s Fiction, Lubbers). Yet, the mute proves no stronger than the rest, perhaps even weaker. When Antonopoulos, his only friend, dies in an insane asylum due to sickness, Singer commits suicide. In a way it is understandable and almost expected of Singer to commit suicide after receiving the news of his friend’s tragic death. Singer has nothing left in this world, nothing to connect or hold on to. The other four may have considered themselves Singer’s friends but he never saw them in that way, if anything Singer was more of an involuntary “therapist” for these people. Singer’s “therapist” and confidant was Antonopoulos, the only person he believed to have truly understood him. Singer is unlike the others, he is unable to communicate in the same manner that they do and he had nothing to care for other than his one
Without him he had been left in an alien land. Alone. He had opened his eyes and around him there was much he could not understand. He was bewildered” (The Necessary Order: A Study of Theme and Structure in Carson McCullers’s Fiction, Lubbers). Yet, the mute proves no stronger than the rest, perhaps even weaker. When Antonopoulos, his only friend, dies in an insane asylum due to sickness, Singer commits suicide. In a way it is understandable and almost expected of Singer to commit suicide after receiving the news of his friend’s tragic death. Singer has nothing left in this world, nothing to connect or hold on to. The other four may have considered themselves Singer’s friends but he never saw them in that way, if anything Singer was more of an involuntary “therapist” for these people. Singer’s “therapist” and confidant was Antonopoulos, the only person he believed to have truly understood him. Singer is unlike the others, he is unable to communicate in the same manner that they do and he had nothing to care for other than his one