The Jockey by Carson McCullers --- Review

A jockey named Bitsy stares at his trainer, a bookie, and the horse's owner who is sitting at the table and eating. His friend, another jockey, got seriously hurt on the track. He calls these three men “Libertines”. They are left speechless after his departure. The plot represents a great contrast between the meal and the tension of the conversation.

The author creates an atmosphere of impending horror. The reader is constantly looking around, running ahead, feeling that something will happen.



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