The Heart is a Lonely Hunter - Carson McCullers

I am a bit further now. I think all the characters are present now. The character of Mick, the young girl, is becomming more defined. Last night I read about her throwing a party in hopes of making some new friends and belonging to a particular group. It started out with stinging anticipation for such a grown up event, then by the end of the party, she had reverted to kid like ways. After the party, she sits outside a neighbor's house listening to their radio and catches a piece by Beethoven. She is so moved by music that she needs to inflict pain on herself just to come back down to her life. She is affected in the part of her soul that is more woman than child. I wonder how Mick will change in this novel. Will we see this passage, or are we just mean to witness this in-between-ness.