It was a pretty dark novel in which the author tried to describe how loneliness could feel in different human beings. In this regard, her effort was appreciable however, it was far from a masterpiece. Specifically, the way that the main characters of the story were connected to Singer (the mute guy) was not convincing and seemed unrealistic. Despite this, the book was successful to show the prevalence and subsequent grief of being lonely between different kinds of people. It was also a informative record of the poor conditions of life and human rights in South States during 1930s.