Interview with Carson McCullers
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkDY_NPbkRs&nohtml5=False
Students might be interested in hearing this interview with the author as she explains the themes and the purpose she had in writing The Member of the Wedding. The interview runs about 5 minutes.
The Member of the Wedding: Film Excerpt (1952)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eligGbx4j3u
Students might want to see Julie Harris in an excerpt from the film version of the play. The excerpt runs about 3 minutes.
Unhappy Endings
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2001/12/03/unhappy-endings
An exploration of McCullers's work by the noted critic Hilton Als.