Tragedy And Isolation In The Harp By Carol Shield
Tragedy is just the beginning of common festivities for the protagonist in the narrative, “The Harp”, written by Carol Shield. With continuous annual commemoration of occasions, isolation may lead anyone into a depressive downfall. The nameless central character begins to feel isolated when she is overwhelmed by the full attention of the entire crowd. In specific, the harp landed on her as she recalls with irony, “The crowd around me applauded. What could they be thinking? That I, wounded on the street, ambushed, had decided to perform an impromptu concert?” (Shields) There were abundant numbers of witnesses; In result, she immediately feels that she had no support throughout the public and continues to isolate herself due to her self loneliness.