Carson McCullers was a well-known Southern writer; she became famous overnight after writing her first book: The Heart is a Lonely Hunter. He wrote many different types of books throughout his life, with over a dozen books and numerous essays, most of which often touched on the theme of love. Although he wrote about love, it was the typical kind of love you would expect like romance, but rather it was the dark kind of love (Source 4). Many critics may wonder why he chose to write those dark and brooding books; it was because of his life full of love struggles that he endured. She met her husband, got married and then divorced. At this time, he was going through too much pain in life. It was then that she wrote her first book, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, which earned her overnight fame in the literary community. She often met new and interesting people in her life, which inspired her to write her novels in such a unique way. After her husband's death due to a suicidal act, her life began to crumble. Due to health problems resulting from his habits and heredity, his life was not going well; this ultimately led to his death when he reached the age of fifty in 1967. In The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, Carson McCullers portrayed his characters similarly to his personal life (Source 5), the people he met (Source 3), and his personal feelings. "Lula Carson Smith (Carson McCullers) was born in Columbus, Georgia, the daughter of a wealthy watchmaker and jeweler of French Huguenot descent." (Source 1) Despite coming from a well-known family, he lived in a bourgeois environment. He didn't see his parents much during his childhood because they were often overwhelmed by the amount of workload... middle of paper ......many of his books were dark and gloomy, but they all make the readers appreciate the love that currently surrounds them. Source 1Liukkonen, Petri and Ari Pesonen. "Carson McCullers." Www.kirjasto.sci.fi. Network. 04 March 2010. .Source 2Bloom, Harold. Carson McCullers. New York, NY: Bloom's Literary Criticism, 2009. Print.Source 3Cook, Richard M. Carson McCullers. New York: Ungar, 1975. Print.Source 4Novels for Students. Present analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied novels. Detroit, MI: Gale Group, 1999. Print.Source 5Glossbrenner, Alfred and Emily Glossbrenner. About the Author: The avid reader's guide to the author you love, including things you never knew, juicy bits you'll want to know, and hundreds of ideas for what to read next. San Diego: Cader, 2000. Print.