The Grass Harp | Ideas for Group Discussion

Like most of Capote's novels, The Grass Harp features eccentric characters, themes of misdirected love and individual isolation, extensive and unique symbolism, and poetic physical descriptions of settings and characters. Readers may be interested in identifying the autobiographical elements and their parallels in other Capote works. Because the characters' interaction with society is more important in The Grass Harp than is most of Capote's other fiction, the novel should be evaluated for its social portraiture and criticism.

1. Collin and Riley share several...

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