The Company We Keep: Advisory Service for Youth

Abstract

In the novel, The Member of the Wedding, Carson McCullers probes the American malaise through the longings of a young adolescent girl. Twelve‐year‐old Frankie no longer sees the world as round and inviting as a school globe. No, the world is huge and cracked and turning a thousand miles an hour. Indeed, the world seems separate from herself. In the midst of chaos, Frankie sees her brother's upcoming wedding as a chance to feel connected, to feel that she matters. The story focuses on Frankie's efforts to be a “member of the wedding,” as she recognizes, “they are the we of me.”

Citation

Lundin, A. (1993), "The Company We Keep: Advisory Service for Youth", Collection Building, Vol. 12 No. 3/4, pp. 45-56. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb023343