托比亚斯Loneliness_《心是孤独的猎手》读后感English version

2021年1月22日发(作者：loof)
Loneliness


陆丽洁

For quite a long time, I have believed every confidence in the power of love,
no matter in
friends,
family
members or lovers. We are being told that
nothing
could defeat love in the world all time. However, not until I read the novel The
Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, written by Carson McCullers that have
I changed my
opinion.

It
’
s commonly regarded as the first novel by Carson McCullers at the age of
23. It
’
s hard to believe that such a young lady should have this kind of hopeless
loneliness. The novel tells a story about John Singer, a deaf mute, and people he
met with in a southern town. Although it was quiet and calm in the small town,
everyone seemed to
be
suffering
from
solitary,
confusion, depression and
eager
for understanding, connection and love. Compared to them, Singer was seemingly
the most satisfied and happiest man at the very first beginning. Unlikely, after he
heard
the
news
that
his
friend
and
companion
was
dead,
he
couldn’t

stand
anymore and finally ended up his life
with a gun. The whole town fell into the
endless loneliness then.

Loneliness is the theme of the novel and what McCullers wanted to express.
It is represented here in different kinds of forms.


Mick
Kelly,
a
girl
with
the
great
talent
for
music,
was
stunted
by
cruel
reality
in
her
life.
She
was
uncertain
about
anything
but
music.
With
few
communications with her family, she was always wandering aimlessly in her own
inner world. When she found out the magic of rhythms and lyrics ,Mick burst out
tears and couldn
’
t help hitting herself. However, the reality was fond of making
jokes
on
her.
She
got
lost
in
intense
solitude
because
she
did
have
dreams
but
sought
no
way
to
realize
them.
Her
loneliness
came
from
the
depression
when
ideals died out gradually in realistic and difficult life.

Jake
Blount,
an
alcoholic
worker
believing
in
communism,
had
great
suspicion for the capitalist world system and hoped to change the disappointing
world.
He
read
a
lot
of
books
and
had
been
to
various
places.
Abundant
knowledge
he
acquired,
he
didn’t
know
how
to
change
ideas
and
beliefs
of
anyone. People referred him just as
drunkard and clown. That
’
s why he
always
felt lonesome.

Benedict
Copeland,
a
professional
African-American
doctor,
desperately
expected his children to be the leaders to alter black people
’
s destiny. Contradict
to his aspiration, his children, together with his wife, hoped to live a common but
peaceful life. They didn
’
t like to be involved in so-called national dignity affairs.
He endured the frustrating solitary because of losing hope for his aspiration.

They
were
lonely
with
no
one
sharing
their
loneliness.
Each
of
them
was
eager
to
be
listened
to
and
understood
as
well
as
in
hope
of
finding
the
same
voice. However, people are so different from each other that how hard it will be
to have your comrade. Besides, it takes risks to communicate with others in some
degree. You will never know whether the person is willing to share your thoughts
and
whether
he
understands
you
or
not.
It
may
be
shamed
and
frustrated
that
when you open heart to someone he just says
“
Oh, I am sorry, but in fact I
can’t

make it out.
”


As a
result, Singer became the only person
that
could
save them from
the
loneliness. As a mute who was unable to talk to people freely and normally like
others
did,
he
spent
most
of
his
time
listening
and
understanding
but
seldom
replied. For this reason, he was regarded as the perfect listener and secret-keeper.
He
seemed
to
never
argue
about
anything
and
be
prepared
to
give
advice
and
comfort
at
next
second.
When
these
poor
people
got
strongly
absorbed
in
depression and sense of alienation, they would like to visit Singer and stayed in
his
shabby
room,
keeping
talking.
They
trusted
to
communicate
with
him
and
found themselves inner peace there. Perhaps it is the biggest irony that people can