Construction of Grotesque Elements in The Ballad of the Sad Café

摘要

Grotesque is important in expressing the inner mind of the characters and the subject of the novel. Gothic novel originates in 18 th century in England. It spread to America, and has great development. Here, we will introduce the important woman gothic writer Carson McCullers and her famous work-The Ballad of the Sad Café, in this treatise, we have a deep analysis on the grotesque style.