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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Carson McCullers
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Summary
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Summary & Analysis
Part One: Chapter 1
Part One, Chapter 2
Part One, Chapter 3
Part One, Chapter 4
Part One, Chapters 5–6
Part Two, Chapter 1
Part Two, Chapter 2
Part Two, Chapters 3–4
Part Two, Chapter 5
Part Two, Chapter 6
Part Two, Chapter 7
Part Two, Chapters 8–9
Part Two, Chapters 10–11
Part Two, Chapters 12–13
Part Two, Chapters 14–15
Part Three, Chapters 1–4
Characters
Character List
John Singer
Mick Kelly
Biff Brannon
Dr. Benedict Mady Copeland
Jake Blount
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Themes
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1. True or false: Mick shoots Baby Wilson in the head
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False
2. True or false: Dr. Copeland gets arrested by a sheriff and has to spend a year in jail
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False
3. True or false: Biff begins wearing his wife's perfume and sewing after she dies
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False
4. True or false: Mick has sex with Harry Minowitz
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False
5. True or false: Jake Blount works as a clown at a carnival
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False
6. True or false: Singer shoots himself at the mental asylum when he finds out that Antonapoulos has died
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False
7. True or false: Buddy's real name is Karl Marx
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False
8. True or false: Jake and Dr. Copeland have an amicable discussion about Marxism
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False
9. True or false: Biff, like Singer, enjoys observing people instead of talking at great length
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False
10. True or false: Jake decides to move to Russia
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